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- Crow 'derails' train services for nearly two hours
Mumbai, Feb 6: Lakhs of commuters on their way to work today were inconvenienced when Western Railway services on the suburban section were delayed after a crow hit a high-tension overhead wire....
- Nagpur man aims to unite lonely elders
Nagpur, Feb 6: Advocating the need for companionship in the autumn of life, a Nagpur octogenarian has taken up the task of mooting live-in relationships for senior citizens who are leading a lo....
- Police nabs youth who threw acid on girl's face
Mumbai,Feb 1:The railway police today arrested a youth for throwing acid on a girl's face at a suburban railway station here, an officer said.
"The accused, identified as Pint....
- Journalists' delegation meets Chavan to seek action on attack
Mumbai,Feb 1: A delegation of journalists on Tuesday met Maharashtra Chief Minister Prithviraj Chavan to discuss the action on attack on a media house last week.
"We met Chavan an....
- Two labourers killed in Nagpur building collapse
Nagpur, Jan 31: Two labourers were killed and at least nine injured when a four-storied industrial building collapsed in Chikhli industrial area here, police said today.
The under-con....
- Great wine starts with the environment: Sula's motto
Nashik (Maharashtra), Jan 29: A series of environmental best practices adopted by Sula Vineyards, one of India's largest wine producers, has enabled it do away with diesel gensets for gener....
- Maharashtra NCC bags PM's banner trophy 15th time
Mumbai, Jan 29: The Maharashtra National Cadet Corps (NCC) has bagged the Prime Minister's Banner Trophy as Champion Directorate for the 15th time in 21 years.
Prime Minister Manm....
- Two killed as bikers torch shop
Pune, Jan 28: A bikers' gang burnt down a garment shop, killing two of the three co-owners, in Maharashtra's Pune city, police said today.
According to police, 8-10 bikers cam....
- Maoists kill village Congress leader in Maharashtra
Gadchiroli (Maharashtra), Jan 28: Ahead of Maharashtra's civic and zilla parishad (district council) polls, Maoists shot dead a panchayat samiti member of the Congress party near the Dandak....
- Pune road mayhem-waiting to happen?
Pune, Jan 25: In a shocking revelation, it is learnt that a majority of the state transport public buses in Maharashtra are fitted with an auto-start mechanism, making them vulnerable to incide....
- Chavan visits Pune victims
Pune, Jan 25: Maharashtra Chief Minister Pritiviraj Chavan today visited a hospital here to meet those injured in the rampage by a rogue bus driver who killed nine people and wounded two dozen.....
- Main Mumbai airport runway to shut for 8 hours till May
Mumbai,Jan 20:The main runway of the Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport here will be shut for eight hours every day from today till May 20 for construction of a rapid-exit taxiway, offic....
- Explosion in illicit gas cylinders warehouse in Maharashtra
Nashik (Maharashtra), Jan 17: A warehouse in Maharashtra, illegally stacked with about 100 gas cylinders, caught fire today after a cylinder exploded, police said.
"As many as 98 ....
- Maharashtra orders probe into attack on Dalit woman
Mumbai, Jan 12: The Maharashtra government today ordered a probe into the atrocity on a Dalit widow who was stripped, paraded and beaten up in Chief Minister Prithviraj Chavan's home distri....
- Maharashtra in an era of exciting industrial growth: Chavan
Mumbai, Jan 10: Maharashtra has entered into an exciting era of accelerated industrial growth and consistent socio-economic development, Chief Minister Prithviraj Chavan said, adding that it ha....
- Dharavi re-development set to take off
Mumbai, Jan 4: The Maharashtra government on Tuesday paved the way for a massive development of central Mumbai's Dharavi, Asia's largest slum, made famous by the Oscar Award winning fil....
- Mumbai jail's women inmates go on hunger strike
Mumbai,Dec 26:More than two dozen women inmates of the Byculla district jail here have gone on a hunger strike, protesting poor hygiene and improper food served to them, a lawyer said today.
- Joyful Christmas with gifts, prayers in Mumbai
Mumbai, Dec 25: Lovely gifts followed by church services brought cheer in Mumbai on Christmas today. People celebrated the birth of Jesus Christ with enthusiasm and faith as they prayed and dec....
- Chavan demands land for Ambedkar memorial
Nagpur, Dec 20: Grabbing the initiative from the opposition, Maharashtra Chief Minister Prithviraj Chavan today demanded that the central government hand over a mill premises in Mumbai "fre....
- Maharashtra: Two women killed in crane mishap
Thane (Maharashtra), Dec 18: Two women were killed on Saturday after they were knocked down by a crane in Maharashtra's Thane district, police said.
Sakrirama Dhode, 56, and Vinob....
- Declare Belgaum union territory, demands Maharashtra
Nagpur, Dec 16: Adding a new dimension to the ongoing Maharashtra-Karnataka boundary dispute, the Maharashtra assembly today urged the central government to declare Karnataka's Belgaum as a....
- Vidharba farmers protest Chavan's 'peanuts' bailout package
Nagpur, Dec 15: A day after four farmers committed suicide in Vidarbha, farmers of Maharashtra's eastern region today staged a road blockade on two highways to press their demand of better ....
- RPI demands land for Ambedkar memorial, blocks highway
Mumbai, Dec 15: Republican Party of India (RPI) activists staged a road blockade on the Eastern Express highway here today to press their demand for 12.5 acres of a mill land in Dadar, central ....
- Congress leads in Maharashtra civic polls' first round
Mumbai, Dec 12: The Congress emerged the front runner in the results declared for 132 municipal councils in the first round of local bodies' elections in Maharashtra, party leaders said tod....
- Farmers' issues rock Maharashtra assembly
Nagpur, Dec 12: A belligerent opposition disrupted proceedings in the Maharashtra assembly today, leading to three adjournments in the first half of the day.
Uproarious scenes were wi....
- Man set ablaze for opposing daughter's affair
Thane, Dec 8: In a bizarre case, a farmer who was opposed to his daughter's relationship was set on fire by the family of her lover, police said here today. Three people have been arrested ....
- One killed in Maharashtra plant fire
New Panvel (Maharashtra), Dec 7: A worker was killed and at least three others injured as a massive fire broke out today in container freight station in this township of Maharashtra's Raiga....
- Notorious Maharashtra gangster killed
Pune, Dec 7: Notorious gangster Rakesh Dholakiya alias Mahakali, who had over 30 cases against him, was on Tuesday killed in a gunfight at a town near this Maharashtra city, police said.
- Man hangs children, commits suicide
Pune, Dec 6: In a shocking incident, a father of four hanged his children before committing suicide today following a tiff with his wife here, police said. One child was, however, saved.
- Land 'captured' for Ambedkar memorial in Mumbai
Mumbai, Dec 6: Nearly 1,000 activists of the Republican Sena, a Dalit party, today broke police barricades and "captured" a mill compound in Dadar in central Mumbai, demanding allotmen....
- Maharashtra official assaulted by sand mafia
Pandharpur (Maharashtra), Dec 5: A Maharashtra revenue department official was today manhandled and assaulted by two men of the local sand mafia after he stopped them from illegally removing sa....
- Government teachers in Mumbai get salaries online
Mumbai, Dec 1: For the first time, teachers and non-teaching staff of all government-aided schools in the city received their salary today online through a nationalised bank, an official said.....
- Cops slept while dacoits struck, suspended
Thane (Maharashtra), Nov 30: Maharashtra Police today suspended six policemen who were found sleeping on duty when dacoits struck in two places in this district last week.
Thane Polic....
- Nine killed as tempo rams into truck
Nashik (Maharashtra), Nov 30: Nine people were killed when the tempo in which they were traveling collided with a stationary truck on a highway near Malegaon town early today, police said.
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- BJP MP arrested for road blockade in Maharashtra
Nagpur, Nov 28: Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MP Girish Mahajan was arrested along with 70 others today after he launched road blockade to press cotton farmers' demand for a minimum support ....
- 15 burnt to death, 57 hurt in Maharashtra accident
Nagpur, Nov 28: At least 15 people were burnt to death and 57 others injured when two private luxury buses collided and sparked off a fire early today in Maharashtra's Buldhana district, po....
- India remembers victims, martyrs on 26/11 third anniversary
Mumbai, Nov 26: India paid homage to the victims and martyrs of the 26/11 terror attacks on its third anniversary here today.
Maharashtra Governor K. Sankaranarayanan laid a wreath at....
- Pawar supporters protest across Maharashtra
Mumbai, Nov 24: Protesting the attack on party chief and union Agriculture Minister Sharad Pawar in New Delhi today, angry Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) workers held state-wide demonstration....
- Cotton farmers protest against proposed bailout package
Nagpur, Nov 23: Terming as peanuts the proposed bailout package for cotton farmers in Maharashtra's Vidarbha region, over 2,000 farmers blocked a state highway today as part of a seven-day-....
- Coal mining destroying tiger habitat, says report
New Delhi, Nov 22: Mines are coming up in critical tiger habitat, resulting in fragmentation of large blocks of contiguous forests needed for tigers to roam in, said a report today, urging that....
- Cotton farmers' stir continues in Maharashtra
Nagpur/Amravati (Maharashtra), Nov 17: Protesting cotton farmers demanding hike in the minimum support prices to Rs.6,000 per quintal today continued with their agitation in parts of Vidharba i....
- Mumbai airport's cost escalation: Shivaji statue in blame game
Mumbai, Nov 11: A Mumbai legislator has protested the purported statement of a top official of builder GVK blaming a statue of Chhatrapati Shivaji for the cost escalation of Mumbai Airport'....
- No special treatment for Lavasa: Chavan
Mumbai, Nov 10: As the central environment ministry gave conditional clearance to Lavasa hill city project near Pune, Maharashtra Chief Minister Prithviraj Chavan today said that no special tre....
- Maharashtra to review action against Lavasa
Mumbai, Nov 9: With the environment ministry granting conditional clearance to the Lavasa hill-city project today, the Maharashtra government said it will "review" the criminal proceedi....
- Cop facing probe into farmer deaths injures himself
Mumbai, Nov 8: A Mumbai deputy commissioner of police - embroiled in the controversy over the death of three protesting farmers in Pune in police firing -on Monday suffered an injury on his lef....
- Bullets found in Arunachal official's luggage
Nagpur, Nov 6: An assistant engineer with the Arunachal Pradesh government was nabbed with 43 live bullets while attempting to board a Delhi-bound flight here today, police said.
Kard....
- Marathi vs migrants - cops told to study leaders' speeches
Mumbai, Nov 4: Maharashtra Home Minister R.R. Patil today ordered the Mumbai police to study the recent inflammatory speeches by various political leaders on the Marathis versus migrants issue.....
- Students protest for free Tibet
Mumbai, Nov 3: A group of students staged a noisy protest outside the Chinese consulate here on Wednesday demanding freedom for Tibet.
"We condemn the government of China for its ....
- Mumbai biggest city, Delhi NCR largest urban spread
Mumbai, Oct 31: Mumbai is India's most populated city with over 1.84 crore (18.4 million) people, followed closely by Delhi with 1.63 crore (16.3 mn) and Kolkata with 1.41 crore (14.1 mn),....
- Three Mumbai students drown in waterfall
Thane (Maharashtra), Oct 31: A weekend outing turned tragic for three Mumbai students when they drowned in a waterfall in Maharashtra's Thane district, police said today.
The thr....
- Maharashtra: bank staff begin 72-hour march to Mumbai
Mumbai/Pen, Oct 30: Thousands of citizens along with employees of Pen Urban Cooperative Bank from Maharashtra's Raigad district today started a march to chief minister's bungalow in Mum....
- Mumbai car, bike fair attracts thousands
Mumbai, Oct 21: Creating quite a storm for car and bike lovers, a fair here has attracted not only onlookers but also buyers who have purchased around 1,100 vehicles. Organisers say they have ....
- Additional construction to be allowed in Mumbai buildings
Mumbai, Oct 20: In a pre-Diwali gift, the Maharashtra government today decided to allow additional construction of 0.33 percent in buildings in Mumbai's suburbs and extended suburbs after c....
- Delhi man nabbed with snake venom
Mumbai, Oct 20: A Mumbai magistrate's court on Wednesday remanded to police custody a Delhi resident who was arrested for possessing and trying to illegally sell snake venom, an official sa....
- Rahul's Kalavati retreats behind wall of silence
Nagpur, Oct 19: Kalavati Bandurkar, the Vidarbha farm widow who shot to fame when Congress leader Rahul Gandhi visited her and then mentioned her plight in parliament in 2009, is a broken woman....
- Thematic Sea World to come up in Sindhudurg
Mumbai, Oct 18: India's first-ever thematic water park, Sea World, will come up near the sea in Sindhudurg in south-coastal Maharashtra, a top official announced today.
The Sea W....
- President to open Maharashtra assembly platinum jubilee
Mumbai, Oct 17: President Pratibha Patil will inaugurate the platinum jubilee (1937-2011) celebrations of the Maharashtra legislature here on Tuesday, official sources said.
The two-d....
- Maharashtra: Rahul Gandhi to meet Ralegan Siddhi village head
Ralegan Siddhi (Maharashtra), Oct 16: The sarpanch (village headman) of activist Anna Hazare's village is scheduled to meet Congress general secretary Rahul Gandhi in New Delhi on Tuesday o....
- Maharashtra slams poor quality coal supply to power plants
Mumbai, Oct 14: Maharashtra's electricity producer Mahagenco today accused the Western Coalfields Ltd. of supplying sub-standard coal to its power plants which has resulted in the ongoing e....
- Polling on in Khadakwasla by-election
Pune, Oct 13: Polling began amidst tight security for the Khadakwasla assembly constituency in this Maharashtra town today morning under the shadow of Anna Hazare's anti-corruption and anti....
- Maharashtra to get 700 MW extra power
Mumbai, Oct 12: Spelling good news for power-starved Maharashtra, the centre agreed to give 700 MW extra power to the state, including 300 MW from today night, an official said here late in th....
- 16-hour loadshedding for Maharashtra industries
Mumbai, Oct 11: The electricity authority in Maharashtra will implement 16 hours of power cuts for industries from Wednesday, two days after imposing loadshedding in urban and rural areas, an o....
- Maharashtra: Aamir Khan fined Rs.100 for traffic offence
Satara (Maharashtra), Oct 9: Bollywood megastar Aamir Khan was fined Rs.100 for driving into a no-entry zone here today evening, police said.
Khan, accompanied by his family, was driv....
- When Mumbaikars got a reason to smile
Mumbai, Oct 7: 'If you don't have a smile, I'll give you one of mine', 'Wear a smile - one size fits all' -- carrying colourful posters that read messages like these, o....
- Maharashtra gives sportspersons 5 percent quota in jobs
Mumbai, Oct 4: Barely a fortnight after the sorry economic plight of ace hockey player Yuvraj Walmiki came to light, the Maharashtra government today decided on a special five percent quota in ....
- Maharashtra starts eliminating fake school students
Mumbai, Oct 3: To weed out bogus pupils, the Maharashtra government today initiated a drive to verify the number of students on the rolls of aided private and government-run schools, an offici....
- 1,100 convicts write Gandhi exam in jails
Mumbai, Oct 2: Nearly 1,100 inmates of 13 jails in Maharashtra appeared for a Gandhi Peace Examination here today to mark the launch of the Gandhi Jayanti Week celebrations as India celebrated ....
- Parents of Indian jailed in Spain die in Mumbai
Mumbai, Sep 30: The parents of Mumbai-born businessman Roshan Jamal Khan, who has been imprisoned in Spain for planning terrorist attacks in Barcelona in 2008, have died here in a span of thre....
- Know your Gandhi? Maharashtra prisoners prepare for test
Mumbai, Sep 30: Come Oct 2, and over 1,000 prisoners and officials alike from 14 jails of Maharashtra will pay tribute to Mahatma Gandhi on his birth anniversary in a unique manner -- by taking....
- Subramaniam new Maharashtra police chief
Mumbai, Sep 28: K. Subramaniam was today named Maharashtra's new police chief, an official said.
Subramaniam, an Indian Police Service officer of the 1976 batch, will take over f....
- Pay hike for Maharashtra junior police, revenue officials
Mumbai, Sep 28: The auspicious occasion of Navratri has brought cheer to nearly 50,000 subordinate police and revenue officials of Maharashtra who have been given a significant pay hike.
- Maharashtra to probe car dealer's 'torture' by revenue sleuths
Mumbai, Sep 28: The Maharashtra government on Tuesday ordered a probe into a complaint by a car dealer who accused the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) investigators of "torture....
- Plan to provide cheap houses to urban poor
Mumbai, Sep 27; With a view to tackle urban poverty and providing affordable housing to the poor, the central government is planning to introduce the 'National Urban Livelihood Mission....
- Hope to sell telecom towers arm soon: Ambani
Mumbai, Sep 27: Reliance Communications is in advanced stages of talks to sell its stake in its towers infrastructure subsidiary, while the promoters want to raise their holding in the company....
- Maharashtra: Car dealer alleges 'torture' by DRI, moves rights panel
Mumbai, Sep 26: A car dealer here has in a complaint to the Maharashtra human rights panel accused the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) investigators of "torture" while probing....
- Maharashtra: Maoist commander held in Gadchiroli
Gadchiroli (Maharashtra), Sep 25: A Maoist commander from Chhattisgarh's Bastar but operating in this Maharashtra district has been arrested, police said today.
"We arrested S....
- Three killed in factory fire in Maharashtra
Thane, Sep 22: At least three people were charred to death and another 15 were injured in a cloth factory fire in this Maharashtra district early today, police said.
Though the exact....
- 13 die in Maharashtra accident
Amravati (Maharashtra), Sep 21: Thirteen people were killed and two critically injured when a jeep and a truck collided head on on the Amravati-Nagpur highway, police said today.
The....
- Air cargo operations launched from Ojhar airport
Nashik (Maharashtra), Sep 20: Air cargo operations supported by state-of-the-art facilities have been started from Ojhar airport, on the outskirts of this pilgrim and industrial centre in north....
- Nashik onion markets to re-open Wednesday
Nashik (Maharashtra), Sep 20: After remaining shut for 13 days, the Nashik wholesale onion markets will function as usual from Wednesday following the revocation of ban on onion exports by the ....
- Mumbai civic workers on strike; essential services hit
Mumbai, Sep 20: Surgeries and emergency services in several civic body-run hospitals were crippled across the city today as over a lakh civic employees went on an indefinite strike demanding a....
- Court curbs on Haj quota of private tour operators
Mumbai, Sep 19: The Bombay High Court today stayed the allotment of Haj quota to private tour operators till Sep 23 and sought a reply from the central government on the issue, a lawyer said.
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- Doctors call off strike in Maharashtra
Mumbai, Sep 11: Over 3,000 striking doctors across Maharashtra today evening called off their protest that began three days ago after officials ensured them of meeting their demands.
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- Doctors' strike hits Maharashtra medical services
Mumbai, Sep 10: Medical services in Maharashtra were jolted today as resident doctors in all government hospitals went on an indefinite strike to press for enhanced security and sharper surveil....
- Malegaon's superman dies watching his film
Mumbai, Sep 9: Shaikh Shafique, the cancer-stricken leading man of the "Superman" spoof "Malegaon Ka Superrman", passed away after the film's producers drove down to Malegao....
- Seven more Vidarbha farmers commit suicide in last 48 hours
Mumbai, Sep 8: With seven cotton growers committing suicide in the past two days, a total 514 farmers have so far killed themselves in 2011 alone in the Vidarbha region of Maharashtra, an NGO f....
- Arrested tax official has assets worth crores
Mumbai, Sep 7: Ten days after arresting Income Tax Commissioner Daya Shankar, the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has uncovered cash and properties worth over Rs.4 crore, an official said....
- Don't need security: Hazare
Ralegan Siddhi (Maharashtra), Sep 4: Anna Hazare reiterated today that he did not need the the Z-category security cover provided to him by the Maharashtra government.
He, however, sa....
- Maharashtra: Heavy rains and landslide disrupt Konkan rail services
Ratnagiri (Maharashtra), Sep 3: Incessant rains in the Konkan region triggered a fresh landslide at the Pomendi cutting near Ratnagiri, disrupting movement of trains on the Konkan Railway yet a....
- It's Ganesh Chaturthi, millions welcome elephant god
Mumbai, Sep 1: The sounds of the first 'aarti' and 'sthapan puja' welcoming the elephant-headed Lord Ganesh resounded through this Maharashtra capital today as the 10-day Ganpat....
- Local trains hit as rains lash Mumbai
Mumbai, Aug 29: Four days of heavy downpour has hit the lifeline of Mumbai -- the local trains. Tens of thousands of passengers had a harrowing time getting to office today morning as service a....
- Heavy rains lash Mumbai, Maharashtra
Mumbai, Aug 28: Heavy rains continued to lash Mumbai today disrupting air, rail and road traffic and stranding commuters. More rain is likely in the next two days, officials said.
Acc....
- Cairn Energy tells Indian arm to accept government terms
Mumbai, Aug 23: London-based oil major Cairn Energy's board today voted in favour of accepting conditions laid out by the government for allowing sale of 40 percent of its stake in its Indi....
- Will ensure Pavit incident does not happen again: Navy chief
Mumbai, Aug 20: Merchant vessel MT Pavit, that drifted into the Indian waters without being detected and raised coastal security fears, was an "aberration", navy chief Admiral Nirmal V....
- Tanker with 21 Indians hijacked off Oman
Mumbai, Aug 20: Sea pirates today hijacked a tanker with 21 Indian crew members onboard from Salalah Port in Oman, a top maritime authority said.
The Marshall Island flagged ship, ....
- Adrift ship MT Pavit an aberration, says navy chief
Mumbai, Aug 20 : Merchant vessel MT Pavit, that drifted into the Indian waters without being detected and raised coastal security fears, was an "aberration", navy chief Admiral Nirmal....
- India commissions second indigenous stealth frigate
Mumbai, Aug 20 : The Indian Navy enhanced its sea warfare capabilities by commissioning the second indigenously-built multi-role stealth warship - INS Satpura - with an array of weaponry in i....
- Mumbai dabbawalas join Anna, office-goers go without tiffin
Mumbai, Aug 19: Striking work for the first time in their 120-year-old history, Mumbai's famed dabbawalas today stepped forth to support Anna Hazare in his fight for a stronger Lokpal bill.....
- Maharashtra cop caught accepting bribe
Thane, Aug 18: A senior police officer in Maharshtra's Thane district was arrested for accepting bribe of Rs.400,000 from a complainant, police said today.
"Following a compla....
- Now Ashoke Pandit to make film on Kashmiri widows
Mumbai, Aug 17: There is a village in Kashmir named Dardpora populated by widows of terrorists and militants and filmmaker Ashoke Pandit, who made a documentary on them, has decided to tell th....
- Uddhav Thackeray exhorts opposition to topple government
Mumbai, Aug 16: Strongly condemning Anna Hazare's arrest, the Shiv Sena today urged the opposition parties to dislodge the central government.
Speaking to mediapersons here tosda....
- Tight security ensures quiet I-Day in Mumbai
Mumbai, Aug 15 : Tight security in Mumbai, renewed target of terror attacks, marked Independence Day celebrations in the metropolis today. There was similar high-profile vigil in other parts o....
- Two killed in Maharashtra road accident
Aurangabad (Maharashtra), Aug 13: Two people, including a pilgrim, were killed today as a mini-truck ran into pilgrims walking towards the famous Lord Vithoba temple at Pandharpur in Maharas....
- Hijacked merchant vessel released, Indian crew safe
Mumbai, Aug 13 : A merchant vessel hijacked by Somali pirates Feb 12, was released today and all its crew, including nine Indians, are safe, an official statement here said.
"MV ....
- Pune firing continues to rock Maharashtra Assembly
Mumbai, Aug 12: The police firing on Pune farmers continued to rock the Maharashtra assembly for the fourth consecutive day as the opposition targeted the Congress-led government, saying its ve....
- Divers wait for good weather to plug Mumbai oil spill
Mumbai, Aug 11: A team of divers from the Oil and Natural Gas Commission today started operations to ascertain the source of oil spill from the sunken cargo vessel MV Rak Carrier, even as the ....
- Divers to attempt plug oil leak from sunken ship
Mumbai, Aug 10: While oil continued to spill and spread from sunken cargo ship M.V. Rak Carrier off Mumbai, the maritime authorities today decided to requisition a specialised diving vessel an....
- Ex-judge to probe police firing deaths near Pune
Mumbai, Aug 10: The Maharashtra government today ordered an inquiry by a retired high court judge into the police firing on a farmers' rally in Pune district a day earlier which left at lea....
- Maharashtra opposition flays Pune police firing deaths
Mumbai, Aug 9: The Maharashtra legislature witnessed uproarious scenes today as an angry opposition demanded a statement from the government on the police firing on a farmers' rally in Pune....
- One killed in Pune police firing
Pune, Aug 9: One person was killed in police firing and at least seven others were injured when a farmers' agitation opposing land acquisition turned violent here today afternoon, police sa....
- Off Mumbai, coast not clear of maritime disasters
Mumbai, Aug 9: The sinking of a ship loaded with 60,000 tonnes of coal and 340 tonnes of fuel and diesel that is now leaking oil is the latest in a string of maritime disasters off the Mumbai c....
- Oil spill off Mumbai from sunken ship
Mumbai, Aug 7: A cargo vessel which sunk off the Mumbai harbour on Thursday has been leaking oil, an official said today.
"Oil has been observed leaking from the sunken vessel Rak....
- Mumbai beaches face oil spill, people asked to stay off
Mumbai, Aug 7: The city police today asked people to avoid going to beaches after a cargo vessel which sunk off the Mumbai harbour on Thursday was found to be leaking oil.
Mumbai Comm....
- Police nab officials of sunken ship
Mumbai, Aug 6: The captain and the chief engineer of the cargo ship M.T. Rak Carrier, which sank in the Arabian Sea two days ago, were arrested today, Mumbai police said.
The captain ....
- Cop at rave party tests positive for drugs
Mumbai, Aug 5: A police inspector from Mumbai's Anti-Narcotics Cell (ANC), arrested in connection with a rave party in Raigad district in June, has tested positive for drug consumption, po....
- Maharashtra: Depositors demand money from collapsed bank
Mumbai, Aug 5: Hundreds of depositors in Maharashtra today demanded their money back from a bank taken over by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI).
The depositors gathered outside the Vee....
- 30 rescued from sinking cargo ship off Mumbai
Mumbai, Aug 4: Indian shipping authorities ordered an inquiry into the sinking cargo ship M.V. Rak Carrier with an international crew that was struck off the Mumbai coast in the Arabian Sea to....
- Efforts underway to clear stranded ship from Mumbai beach
Mumbai, Aug 2: Insurance companies, salvagers and owners of the stranded Panama-flagged oil tanker M.T. Pavit have arrived here to discuss ways to either salvage or refloat the vessel, stuck o....
- Man immolates self in Maharashtra
Thane (Maharashtra), Aug 2: A 30-year-old man set himself afire today in front of a municipal corporation office in Thane district, police said.
"Fire officials tried to save him ....
- Heavy rains lash Mumbai, Thane; four drown
Mumbai, July 30: At least four people were killed as heavy rains lashed various parts of Mumbai, Navi Mumbai and Thane district Thursday and Friday, officials said here today.
Low-ly....
- Mumbai blasts toll rises to 26
Mumbai, July 30 : The death toll in the July 13 Mumbai serial blasts rose to 26 today as another injured succumbed to his injuries at Harkishandas Hospital here, officials said.
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- Arrest Swamy, rights body urges Mumbai police
Mumbai, July 30 : Maharashtra's minorities commission today called for the arrest of Janata Party leader Subramanian Swamy for his "extreme xenophobic right-wing thoughts" expresse....
- Top Speak Asia official detained by police for questioning
Mumbai, July 29: The chief operating officer of Speak Asia, a Singapore-based firm that conducts online surveys for clients using its own registered members, was detained today by the economic....
- Assembly adjourned over free homes for mill workers
Mumbai, July 28: The Maharashtra legislative assembly was today adjourned thrice over the issue of free houses for mill workers and finally adjourned for the day without transacting any busines....
- It's music to everyone's ears; Jodhpur RIFF starts Oct 12
Mumbai, July 26: The fourth Jodhpur RIFF, which combines traditional Rajasthani artists with contemporary India, will be held Oct 12-16 in the desert state. It will not only bring together som....
- Maharashtra legislature pays homage to blast victims
Mumbai, July 25: The Maharastra government will take all measures to ensure that incidents like the July 13 serial blasts do not recur anywhere in the state, Chief Minister Prithviraj Chavan as....
- 'Maharashtra security to be discussed in assembly'
Mumbai, July 24 : Maharashtra's law and order situation and security scenario post the July 13 blasts will be discussed during the monsoon session of the assembly beginning on Monday, Chie....
- Raj Thackeray again attacks north Indian migrants
Mumbai, July 18: For the second time in five days, Maharashtra Navnirman Sena chief Raj Thackeray today targeted north Indians and the migrant population and demanded a check on their influx i....
- Mumbai blasts suspect dies, probe ordered
Mumbai, July 17 : Police today ordered an investigation into the death of a young man who died of brain haemorrhage here early today after being detained for suspected links with the July 13 b....
- Bad weather shuts Mumbai airport briefly
Mumbai, July 14: A day after the city witnessed a fresh wave of terror, operations at Mumbai's Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport were today briefly suspended due to low visibility ....
- Madhya Pradesh's representation in cabinet comes down
New Delhi, July 12: The union cabinet reshuffle today has brought down the representation of Madhya Pradesh with two ministers from the state among those dropped.
Kanti Lal Bhuria and....
- Anti-Jaitapur activists allege Rane disrupted their protest
Mumbai, July 11: The Konkan Bachao Samiti today accused Industries Minister Narayan Rane for allegedly disrupting on Sunday an annual meeting of different NGOs who were protesting against the ....
- 'Sarfarosh', Andaz Apna Apna' have potential for sequels: Aamir
Mumbai, July 9: Superstar Aamir Khan claims that he is not against sequels but believes that the films like "Sarfarosh" and "Andaz Apna Apna" that have absolutely independent s....
- Baba Amte's widow dies
Chandrapur (Maharashtra), July 9: Sadhna Amte, social worker and widow of the legendary messiah of lepers Baba Amte, passed away here today, an official of their NGO said. She was 86.
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- Rains bring cheers and woes to Mumbai
Mumbai, July 8: Heavy rains since early today brought cheer to Mumbai but also disrupted road and rail traffic and forced a brief suspension of flights, officials said.
The rains, wh....
- ATM with Rs.7.60 lakh hijacked in Pune
Pune, July 5: Unidentified criminals decamped with an ATM of a public-sector bank with an estimated Rs.7.60 lakh in it, an official said today.
The incident occurred in a commercial-....
- I need time to prepare for 'Shirin Farhad': Farah Khan
Mumbai, June 4: Being half-Parsi is not really helping Farah Khan make her acting debut as a Parsi woman in Bela Sehgal's movie "Shirin Farhad". The choreographer-turned-director-t....
- Jetlite plane makes emergency landing in Mumbai
Mumbai, July 4: A Bangalore-bound Jetlite aircraft made an emergency landing today afternoon at the Mumbai airport after a suspected engine snag, sources said here.
Flight S2-112 too....
- Ship stranded on Mumbai beach refloated
Mumbai, July 2 : Three weeks after scrapped cargo ship MV Wisdom ran aground at Juhu Beach in north Mumbai, maritime authorities succeeded in refloating it today afternoon, an official said h....
- Ex-navy man, starlet sentenced for TV executive's murder
Mumbai, July 1: Ex-naval officer Jerome Mathew was sentenced to 10 years in jail for the 2008 murder of TV executive Neeraj Grover for allegedly having an affair with his girlfriend Maria Moni....
- Mumbai seeks Israel aid for water management
Mumbai, June 30: The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corp (BMC) today signed a pact with Israel's New Tech Corp on water management technology.
As part of the deal, water management solut....
- 'Delhi Belly' item number situational, not promotional: Aamir
Mumbai, June 30: Superstar Aamir Khan, who is set to appear as an 'item boy' in the number "I hate you as I love you" in his production "Delhi Belly", makes it very cle....
- Six killed in Maharashtra accident
Nashik (Maharashtra), June 29: Six people were killed and seven others were injured when a truck collided with a mini-bus near here, police said today.
"The accident took place o....
- Private equity firm Apollo to invest Rs.2,250 crore in Welspun group firms
Mumbai, June 29: One of the world's leading private equity firms, Apollo Global Management will infuse about Rs.2,250 crore in Welspun Corp Limited (WCL), a leading pipe manufacturer and s....
- Mumbai: Woman commits suicide over husband's affairs
Mumbai, June 28: A woman committed suicide here following a fight with her husband over his alleged extra-marital affairs, police said Today.
Mamta Jha, 37, jumped from the 19th floo....
- Cop arrested, suspended for joining rave party
Mumbai, June 27: The Maharashtra government today suspended an anti-narcotics cell (ANC) inspector arrested during a raid on a rave party in Raigad district a day earlier, an official said.
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- Maharashtra: 200 youths detained after raid on rave party
Raigad (Maharashtra), June 27: Over 200 boys and girls were detained in Maharashtra's Raigad district after police raided a rave party at a resort here late Sunday, an official said.
- Thane fishermen to get help from ISRO devices
Thane, June 26: Fishermen in Thane's Dahanu coastal area will be given distress alert transmitters, developed by India's space agency, to help them in case of emergency when in the hig....
- Dismembered body of missing girl found in Thane
Thane, June 26: The dismembered body of a nine-year-old girl missing since the past five days was found in a dense forest here, police said today.
The body pieces were found on Satur....
- Shun drugs, Tendulkar says
Mumbai, June 26: Cricket maestro Sachin Tendulkar is now asking the youth to shun drugs.
Messages and posters endorsed by Tendulkar have been displayed on local trains and railway ....
- Day-old girl found abandoned at Pune garbage dump
Pune, June 25 : A day-old infant girl was found abandoned at a garbage dump in the cantonment area on the outskirts of Pune city, police said today.
"A man, Dinkal Bhalekar cam....
- Trying to get 29 Indians freed from pirates: Minister
Mumbai, June 25 : Union Shipping Minister G.K. Vasan today said the government is working hard to secure the release of 39 Indian sailors who have been held captive by Somali pirates and said ....
- MNS activists demand repairs to Mumbai's new flyover
Mumbai, June 23: Activists of the Raj Thackeray-led Maharashtra Navnirman Sena today demonstrated outside the office of Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority (MMRDA) to protest shod....
- One held in Mumbai multiple murder case
Mumbai, June 23: The prime accused in the murders of four men, whose half-burned bodies were found in a jungle here, was arrested today in Uttar Pradesh, Mumbai Police said.
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- Girl gang-raped at Maharashtra railway station
Kalyan (Maharashtra), June 21: A 17-year-old girl was raped by three men early today at Kalyan Railway station of Thane district in Maharashtra after she got off a train from Pune, police said....
- Sensex rises in early trade
Mumbai, June 21: A benchmark index for Indian equities markets today rose in early trade after being battered at the start of the week.
The 30-scrip sensitive index (Sensex) of the B....
- Five of family killed in Maharashtra accident
Hingoli (Maharashtra), June 20: Five members of a family, including three brothers and their sister, were killed when a truck rammed into their vehicle in this Maharashtra district, police sai....
- Businessman shot dead in Maharashtra
Satara (Maharashtra), June 20: Panic gripped the twin hill-stations of Mahabaleshwar-Panchgani here when a businessman was shot dead by three unidentified assailants early today, police said.
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- Grounded ship attracts crowds in Mumbai
Mumbai, June 19: While efforts to tow away grounded cargo ship MV Wisdom were suspended for a fortnight, thousands of people gathered at Mumbai's Juhu beach this evening to get a glimpse of....
- Konkan train services restored
Mumbai, June 19: Konkan Railway today restored its train services that were disrupted after a retaining wall collapsed near Ratnagiri due to heavy rain, affecting thousands of inter-state pa....
- Two policemen killed in accident
Pune, June 19 : Two policemen were killed and two others injured today as their vehicle fell into a valley on the Mumbai-Pune expressway in this Maharashtra district, police said.
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- Efforts to tow away grounded ship off Mumbai suspended
Mumbai, June 19: Salvage efforts to tow away cargo ship MV Wisdom, grounded near Juhu beach, were suspended today for a fortnight due to operational constraints, a Directorate General of Shipp....
- Efforts to tow stranded ship off Mumbai suspended
Mumbai, June 17: The Indian Navy and salvagers who mounted a massive operation to remove merchant ship MV Wisdom, stranded off a Mumbai beach, suspended the effort today due to "technical ....
- Gandhi's glasses missing from Wardha ashram
Wardha (Maharashtra), June 13: Mahatma Gandhi's spectacles have been missing from the Sevagram Ashram in Wardha since November, officials revealed today.
Ashram president M.M. Ga....
- Efforts on to control adrift ship in Mumbai
Mumbai, June 12: A merchant ship being towed to Gujarat to be dismantled for scrap went adrift after breaking loose and is now near the Bandra shores, an official said today.
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- Mumbai politicians, activists condemn Mid Day scribe's murder
Mumbai, June 11: Strongly condemning the murder of veteran crime journalist Jyotindra Dey, journalists, politicians and activists in Mumbai demanded strict action against his killers.
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- Five killed as tanker hits bike, car
Pune, June 8: Five people were killed and one critically injured when a water tanker first rammed into a motorcycle and then collided head-on with a car on the outskirts of Pune, police said h....
- Maharashtra's 'Mother of Orphans' wins Woman Of The Year Award
Pune, June 4: Born as an unwanted child and bred in poverty and obscurity, eminent social worker Sindhutai Sapkal, who is known as the 'Mother of Orphans' in Maharashtra, has been conf....
- Rally drivers survive 300-foot fall!
Nashik (Maharashtra), June 5: Ashwin Gowda and co-driver Anoop Kumar miraculously survived a 300-foot fall into a valley and escaped unhurt after their car, taking part in the Rally of Maharas....
- Pune's monument to tragedy tolls again
Pune, May 31: As the refurbished clock tower in the busy and historic Mahatma Jyotiba Phule Market here strikes the hours, it reminds thousands of Pune families of a school excursion that turne....
- Eight killed in Maharashtra accident
Mumbai, May 28: Eight people were killed and 12 injured when a truck-trailer collided with a state transport bus on the Mumbai-Pune expressway late Friday, police said today.
"Eig....
- Leopard pays a visit to Hema Malini's bungalow
Mumbai, May 27: Hema Malini had a strange fan early today when a leopard strayed into her bungalow in Dindoshi area of northwest Mumbai, creating panic among the local residents, an official s....
- Maharashtra upgrades anti-Maoist operations
Mumbai, May 24: In the wake of heightened Maoist activities in the state and surrounding areas, the Maharashtra government has upgraded the rank of anti-Naxal operations (ANO) chief to better c....
- 41 IPS officers reshuffled in Maharashtra
Mumbai, May 23: Maharashtra's Additional Director General of Police (ADGP) Satya Pal Singh was shifted from being in charge of establishment to law and order in a reshuffle of 41 top Indian....
- Inflation remains major short-term challenge, says Pranab
Mumbai, May 21: Inflation remains a major short-term challenge despite a series of monetary and fiscal measures taken to curb it, Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee said today."Our major ch....
- Maharashtra to get world's biggest solar power station
Dhule (Maharashtra), May 21: A 150-MW solar power plant, said to be the world's largest, will come up in Maharashtra's Dhule district at a cost of Rs.1,987 crore, Chief Minister Prithvi....
- Cop killed in gunfight with Maoists in Maharashtra
Nagpur (Maharashtra), May 19: One policeman was killed and two others were seriously injured today in a gun battle with Maoists in Maharashtra's Gadchiroli district, police said.
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- Two more detained for attack on Dawood's brother
Mumbai, May 18: Two more people were detained today in connection with the sensational attack on businessman Iqbal Kaskar, the younger brother of India's most wanted mafia don Dawood Ibrah....
- Dawood's brother attacked in Mumbai, aide killed
Mumbai, May 18: Businessman Iqbal Kaskar, brother of India's most wanted mafia don Dawood Ibrahim Kaskar, escaped unhurt when two unidentified gunmen opened fire at him outside his residenc....
- Maharashtra cotton farmers to meet Sonia on export ban
Nagpur (Maharashtra), May 15: A delegation of cotton farmers and farmers' widows from Maharashtra will meet United Progressive Alliance (UPA) chief Sonia Gandhi in New Delhi May 20, seekin....
- Woman accuses SBI officers of stealing jewellery from locker
Satara (Maharashtra), May 10: A businesswoman has accused five bank officials and a lawyer of stealing gold and diamond jewellery worth over Rs.1.2 million from her locker in the State Bank of....
- Hasan Ali's judicial custody extended till Wednesday
Mumbai, May 9: A Mumbai sessions court today extended the judicial custody of alleged tax evader and money launderer Hasan Ali Khan till May 11.
"Mr. Khan's judicial custody ....
- Ramdas Athawale's RPI prepares to sup with Shiv Sena, BJP
Mumbai, May 9: Signalling a potential re-alignment of political forces in Maharashtra, a prominent Dalit party today agreed to join hands with the saffron brigade on common issues to counter t....
- Father poisons three kids, kills self
Raigad (Maharashtra), May 9: Depressed over a spat with his wife, who left home in anger, a 35-year-old man in a Maharasthra town poisoned his three little children and then committed suicide,....
- Uddhav Thackeray demands Ajit Pawar's resignation
Mumbai, May 8: Shiv Sena executive president Uddhav Thackeray today demanded the resignation of Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar after the Reserve Bank of India superseded the boar....
- Hasan Ali's judicial custody extended till Monday
Mumbai, May 7: A sessions court here today extended till Monday the judicial remand of Hasan Ali, a multi-billionaire stud farm owner and reportedly the country's top tax evader.
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- Hasan Ali chargesheeted by ED
Mumbai, May 6: The Enforcement Directorate (ED) today filed a chargesheet against Hasan Ali Khan, alleged money launderer and the country's top tax evader, and his associate Kolkata-based ....
- Maoist attack toll rises to six
Nagpur, May 5: At least six members of a marriage party were killed and four others injured when Maoists exploded a landmine in a forested area in Dhanora region of Gadchiroli district today a....
- Maharashtra celebrates 51st anniversary
Mumbai, May 1: Maharashtra today celebrated the 51st anniversary of the state's formation with a variety of programmes and events. The main function was held at the Shivaji Park where Gover....
- Maharashtra village first in India with right to harvest bamboo
Gadchiroli (Maharashtra), April 28: Mendha-Lekha, a remote village in the Maoist-affected Gadchiroli district of eastern Maharashtra, has become the first in the country where tribals have been....
- Sand mining ban lifted in two Maharashtra districts
New Delhi, April 25: The environment ministry today decided to revoke for two years the moratorium on sand mining in Maharashtra's Ratnagiri and Sindhudurg districts following the state gov....
- Maharashtra opposition undecided on by-poll candidate
Mumbai, April 22: With just a day to go before nominations close for the Maharashtra legislative council by-election, the opposition parties today remained undecided on their candidate to conte....
- Ajit Pawar denies favouring firm with land allotment
Mumbai, April 20: Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar today denied allotting government land to a private company in which he was a shareholder.
Responding to questions in th....
- Shutdown in Shirdi, villagers go on hunger strike
Shirdi (Maharashtra), April 20: Around 80 villagers today went on an indefinite hunger strike and parts of this small pilgrim centre observed a shutdown to protest the move of Shri Saibaba Sans....
- Three women labourers buried alive
Gondia (Maharashtra), April 19: Three women labourers were killed and two others injured when a huge pile of sand fell on them at a construction site in this Maharashtra district, police said h....
- Coastal villagers marching to Maharashtra assembly over demands
Mumbai, April 18: Over 2,000 residents of 35 coastal villages in Maharashtra's Thane district today reached the outskirts of Mumbai on the first day of their 100-km march to the state legis....
- Maharashtra: Minister's aide held for molestation
Mumbai, April 16: A Maharashtra minister's personal assistant was arrested for allegedly molesting a woman and was given bail today, police said.
Vishnu Patil, assistant to state ....
- Maharashtra: Teen raped by father's employer passes away
Beed (Maharashtra), April 16: A 16-year-old girl, who had set herself on fire after being repeatedly raped by her father's employer and an aide, died at a hospital in Beed, Maharashtra toda....
- Maharashtra minister's aide held for molestation
Mumbai, April 16: The personal assistant of the Maharashtra medical education minister has been arrested for allegedly molesting a 28-year-old woman, police said here today.
Vishnu Pa....
- After 2,000 years, temple allows women into sanctum sanctorum
Kolhapur (Maharashtra), April 15: Breaking a 2,000-year-old tradition, women were allowed entry into the sanctum sanctorum of the Mahalakshmi temple here today. The temple is dedicated to the ....
- Two killed in multiple crash on Mumbai-Pune Expressway
Mumbai, April 14: Two people were killed and at least one person was injured when two buses, a car and a truck crashed together on the Mumbai-Pune Expressway here today morning, police said.
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- Maharashtra council by-poll schedule announced
Mumbai, April 14: Following the Bombay High Court's go-ahead, the Election Commission (EC) today announced the schedule for the by-election for a vacant seat in the Maharashtra legislative ....
- Two women burnt to death in Maharashtra
Nashik (Maharashtra), April 13: Two women labourers were burnt to death in their sleep early today in Maharashtra when a part of a building under construction caught fire here, police said.
- Maharashtra: Robbers decamp with Rs.8 lakh in daring bank heist
Jalgaon (Maharashtra), April 11: In a daring daylight heist, armed robbers struck at a Central Bank of India branch in Maharashtra, decamping with around Rs.830,000 in cash after shooting at a ....
- Anupam Kher to face privilege motion in Maharashtra
Mumbai, April 10: Maharashtra's legislators, upset over alleged derogatory utterances on the Indian constitution made by Bollywood actor Anupam Kher, on Saturday moved a breach of privilege....
- Maharashtra considers more incentives to green buildings
Mumbai, April 8: Committed to promoting green homes in the state, the Maharashtra government is considering various incentives and subsidies, including granting extra floor space index (FSI), t....
- Students in Maharashtra join Hazare's crusade
Mumbai, April 7: Nearly a hundred people, including over 40 students, joined the relay fast across Maharashtra today in support of social activist Anna Hazare's anti-corruption campaign.
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- Crime rate in Maharashtra surpasses Bihar
Mumbai, Apr 7: The rise of crime and corruption in Mumbai and other parts of Maharashtra has been criticized by the opposition parties. Pandurang Phundkar, who leads the opposition party in the....
- Power for Maharashtra - tourist town gets pre-paid meters
Mahabaleshwar, April 7: For the first time in this highly industrialised state, a pilot project to install 3,000 pre-paid electric meters has been launched in Mahabaleshwar hill station in Sata....
- Maharashtra: Crop loss to heat or cold wave could be deemed a'natural disaster'
Mumbai, April 6: The Maharashtra government is mulling a proposal to consider damage to crops due to heat or cold wave conditions as a loss due to 'natural disaster' as it will enable &....
- Pubs ready with flowing taps and food on match day
Mumbai, April 1: Not one of those lucky enough to watch India play Sri Lanka in the World Cup final at the Wankhede Stadium here? Worry not, because pubs and restaurants have pulled out all th....
- Mumbai hotels fully booked ahead of World Cup final
Mumbai, April 1: Hotels in this city, which is set to host the Cricket World Cup final between India and Sri Lanka on Saturday, are booked to full capacity and many inquiries are still in the w....
- Maharashtra legislators' suspension revoked
Mumbai, March 29: The Maharashtra assembly today revoked the suspension of five Shiv Sena and four Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) legislators after which the opposition ended its five-day boycott....
- Sena wants ballot paper voting in civic elections
Mumbai, March 28: The Shiv Sena today demanded that the traditional ballot paper voting be implemented instead of the electronic voting machines (EVMs) for the 2012 elections to Municipal Corpo....
- Doctors strike work in Maharashtra
Mumbai, March 25: Patients across Maharashtra were inconvenienced as hundreds of doctors went on strike today to press for better security and reduction in fees of post-graduate courses.
- Shiv Sena, BJP boycott Maharshtra assembly over suspensions
Mumbai, March 25: The state's main opposition parties, the Bharatiya Janata Party and the Shiv Sena, today boycotted the proceedings of the Maharashtra assembly to protest the suspension of....
- X-rays, ECG facilities planned in Maharashtra rural hospitals
Mumbai, March 24: Maharashtra will augment medical facilities in non-metro cities and rural areas of the state, Deputy Chief Minister and Finance Minister Ajit Pawar announced here on Wednesday....
- Maharashtra enhances jail term for hawala dealers
Mumbai, March 24: Hawala dealers and tax evaders in Maharashtra will now be jailed for a minimum of two years instead of one, Deputy Chief Minister and Finance Minister Ajit Pawar said in the a....
- Highlights of Maharashtra budget for 2011-12
Mumbai, March 23: Highlights of Maharashtra's budget for 2011-12 presented by Deputy Chief Minister and Finance Minister Ajit Pawar today:
Taxes and duties:
-Liquor to c....
- Liquor costlier, foodgrain cheaper in Maharashtra
Mumbai, March 23: Liquor and soft-drinks in Maharashtra will cost more as Deputy Chief Minister and Finance Minister Ajit Pawar Wednesday raised taxes on these products and exempted foodgrain w....
- Searches at residence of Sunil Shinde
Mumbai 23 March: Fresh developments followed Hasan Ali tax evasion case. The Enforcement Directorate carried out searches at the residence of chartered accountant of Hasan Ali. Sunil Shinde, th....
- Maharashtra eyes power self-sufficiency in 2012
Mumbai, March 21:Maharashtra will achieve self-sufficiency in power supply and will be free of load-shedding by December 2012, Chief Minister Prithviraj Chavan said here today.
"C....
- IAS officer painted black over 'misconduct'
Aurangabad (Maharashtra), March 18: An Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officer was attacked here by a political party's workers, who painted his face black, after a woman employee alleg....
- Mumbai: Two cops suspended for assault on MNS legislator
Mumbai, March 18: The Maharashtra government has suspended two police officials in connection with the brutal assault on Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) legislator Harshavardhan Jadhav in Aura....
- Single screen cinemas in Maharashtra to go on strike
Mumbai, March 18: Single screen cinema halls in Maharashtra will go on a one week strike from March 25 to demand the reduction or abolishment of entertainment tax.
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- 3 rescued sailors return to Mumbai after nearly 11 months
Mumbai, March 16: After being held hostage for nearly 11 months, three of the 13 sailors freed from Somali pirates' captivity returned to Mumbai today.
"I am glad to be back. ....
- 3 rescued sailors return to Mumbai after nearly 11 months
Mumbai, March 16: After being held hostage for nearly 11 months, three of the 13 sailors freed from Somali pirates' captivity returned to Mumbai today.
"I am glad to be back. ....
- Gas line damage leaves Mumbai commuters on road
Mumbai, March 15 Commuters in Mumbai had a hard time reaching their workplaces today as the supply of Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) in the city was hit after a service pipeline was badly damaged....
- BJP holds rally against 'mafia rule' in Maharashtra
Mumbai, March 14 The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Monday organised a rally on the first day of the Maharashtra assembly's budget session to protest what it called "mafia rule" in th....
- Maharashtra: RSS leader booked for rape attempt
Buldhana (Maharashtra), March 14; A local Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) leader in Maharashtra is on the run after being charged with attempted rape of a 35-year-old woman, police said t....
- BJP, Shiv Sena meet to sort out differences
Mumbai, March 13: After boycotting the pre-budget tea party hosted by Maharashtra Chief Minister Prithviraj Chavan, the Bharatiya Janta Party and Shiv Sena met today to mend differences that ha....
- Maharashtra opposition refuses to have tea with Chavan
Mumbai, March 13:Boycotting the pre-budget tea party hosted by Maharashtra Chief Minister Prithviraj Chavan today, the opposition signalled that the budget session of the legislature that kicks....
- Chavan to enter Maharashtra legislature through upper house
Mumbai, March 11: Chief Minister Prithviraj Chavan today opted for a soft alternative to enter the Maharashtra legislature -- through the legislative council, or upper house, instead of facing ....
- Mumbai's monuments can boost fort tourism
Mumbai, March 11: Standing tall and bearing the scars of innumerable battles, the remnants of forts in Mumbai are a testament to the valor of Maratha warriors in the centuries gone by. But most....
- 50 percent seats for women in Maharashtra local government bodies
Mumbai, March 9: In a significant move, the Maharashtra cabinet today approved that hiking reservation from 33 percent to 50 percent for women in all local self-government bodies.
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- Two infants die in incubator due to short circuit
Beed (Maharashtra), March 9: Two newborns were killed in a private hospital here when a short circuit increased the temperature in the incubator, police said today.
"The two kids,....
- Cricket fans caned in Nagpur
Nagpur, March 8: After Bangalore, it was the turn of cricket fans in Nagpur to be baton charged by the police. Hundreds of fans had lined up outside the Vidarbha Cricket Association Stadium her....
- Chavan discusses Jaitapur issue with Uddhav Thackeray
Mumbai, March 4: Shiv Sena executive president Uddhav Thackeray on Thursday met Chief Minister Prithviraj Chavan to discuss issues arising out of the state government's move to go ahead wit....
- Maharashtra: Rehabilitation plan for Jaitapur project-affected
Kolkata, March 2: A comprehensive rehabilitation plan is being finalised for the people affected by the proposed 9,900 MW nuclear power project in Maharashtra's Jaitapur, a top official sai....
- Mumbai police uncultured: Asha Bhosle
Nashik (Maharashtra), March 1: Renowned playback singer Asha Bhosle today sang a different tune by criticising the Mumbai police and accusing it of being uncultured.
Her sharp comment....
- Maharashtra: Lift cotton export ban, demand Vidarbha farmers
Nagpur, Feb 27: Demanding that the export ban on cotton be lifted, over 2,000 farmers and farm widows today hanged the effigies of union Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee and Agriculture Minist....
- Pawar in favour of 50 percent reservation for women
Mumbai, Feb 27: Union Agriculture Minister Sharad Pawar today favoured an increase in the women's quota in Maharashtra's local self government bodies from 33 percent to 50 percent.
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- Maharashtra: Gadkari supports Munde on tri-partite alliance
Mumbai, Feb 24: After Bharatiya Janta Party leader Gopinath Munde said that Raj Thackeray's Maharashtra Navnirman Sena could be part of BJP-Shiv Sena alliance, the party's chief Nitin G....
- Jalgaon: Police to probe farmer's killing
Jalgaon (Maharashtra), Feb 23: The Maharashtra government has asked the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) of the state police to probe a case against a policeman, who was arrested for all....
- Raj Thackeray backs Sachin's gym plans
Mumbai, Feb 22: The Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) today rushed to support cricket maestro Sachin Tendulkar in his quest to construct a private gymnasium at his Bandra residence and once agai....
- Jalgaon: Mob attacks cops after farmer's death
Jalgaon (Maharashtra), Feb 22: Angry protesters took to streets, attacked police and called for a shut-down as a farmer died in Jalgaon Maharashtra soon after he was asked by an official to lea....
- Don't bequeath your life's savings to children: Maharashtra governor
Mumbai, Feb 20: Maharashtra Governor K. Sankaranarayanan has a valuable piece of advice for senior citizens - never bequeath your entire life's savings to your children.
"Give....
- Maharashtra: Corrupt officials will not be spared, asserts Chavan
Mumbai, Feb 18: The Maharastra government is waging an all-out war against corruption and no corrupt official, at any level, will be spared, Chief Minister Prithviraj Chavan asserted today.
- Gadchiroli: Revenue official's jeep set afire
Gadchiroli (Maharashtra), Feb 18: Unidentified miscreants set afire the government jeep allotted to a revenue official (tehsildar) of Maharashtra's Gadchiroli district early today, police s....
- Nashik: Police rescue kidnapped father of PM's security officer
Nashik (Maharashtra), Feb 11: Nashik police today rescued the kidnapped father of an officer from Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's security detail and also apprehended the abductors, an offi....
- Nashik onion farmers demand lifting of export ban
Nashik (Maharashtra), Feb 10: Hundreds of farmers took to the streets here on Wednesday and blocked the busy Mumbai-Agra highway to protest against the fall in onion prices caused by the ban on....
- National e-governance meet begins from Thursday in Maharashtra
New Delhi, Feb 9: The 14th National Conference on e-Governance begins in Maharashtra's Aurangabad city on Thursday to deliberate on improving public services through communication technolog....
- Pune land scam probe may be given to CBI, says court
Mumbai, Feb 8: Another land scam in Pune, which could run into over Rs.3 billion, paling the Adarsh Society scam of Mumbai, may be handed over to the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) to pr....
- Maharashtra: Tiger falls into dry well, rescue efforts on
Nagpur, Feb 7: A rescue operation has been mounted to save a tiger who fell into a dry well near Chameli forest area, Maharashtra today afternoon, a wildlife official said.
The incide....
- Free health insurance for 500,000 on Mumbai Lok Sabha Member's birthday
Mumbai, Feb 6: Mumbai North Lok Sabha member Sanjay Nirupam celebrated his 46th birthday today by giving free health insurance cover to five lakh poor people in the constituency.
Acco....
- Yet another theft in Maharashtra's village without locks
Ahmednagar (Maharashtra), Feb 6: Known for its homes and shops with no doors or locks, the temple village of Shani-Shingnapur in this Maharashtra's district on Saturday reported yet another....
- Maharashtra: Woman killed in clash during police raid
Hingoli (Maharashtra), Feb 5: A woman was killed in a clash with the police who raided her illegal liquor shop in this Maharashtra district. Four policemen who conducted the raid have been char....
- Army loses two pilots in Nashik chopper crash
Nashik/New Delhi, Feb 2: The Indian Army today lost two of its experienced pilots when their helicopter crashed into a residential area in Maharashtra's Nashik city.
The pilots, M....
- Kerosene mafia attack police team in Nagpur
Nagpur, Feb 1: Exactly a week after the additional collector of Nashik district was burnt alive by the oil mafia, a team of 10 policemen were today attacked by a kerosene seller and his men her....
- Maharashtra: Thousands march against corruption in Pune, Aurangabad
Pune/Aurangabad/Mumbai, Jan 30: Marking the 63rd death anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi, thousands of people participated in a protest march against corruption in Pune and Aurangabad today, an off....
- Rahul Gandhi prays at Shirdi's Saibaba shrine
Shirdi (Maharashtra), Jan 28: Senior Congress leader Rahul Gandhi offered prayers and performed a puja at the world famous Shirdi shrine of Saibaba here today afternoon.
He drove down....
- Sonawane's burning: Maharashtra raids oil, milk adulterators
Mumbai, Jan 27: The Maharashtra government carried out simultaneous raids on oil and milk adulterators and the sand mafia across the state today, two days after Nashik Additional Collector Yesh....
- Sonawane's burning: Maharashtra government employees on strike
Mumbai, Jan 27: Lakhs of government employees across Maharashtra today went on a strike and residents of Manmad city observed a total shutdown to protest the burning of Nashik additional collec....
- Sonawane killing: 80,000 Maharashtra officers shun work
Mumbai, Jan 27: Oil mafia war reached the pinnacle of confusion after more than 80,000 gazetted officers in Maharashtra decided to halt work as a sign of protest against the killing of Addition....
- Nashik: Senior district official set afire by petrol mafia
Nashik (Maharashtra), Jan 25; In a grisly incident that sent shockwaves through the state, a senior district administration official was doused with petrol and kerosene and burnt to death b....
- Malegaon official burnt to death during raid
Mumbai, Jan 25: The additional district collector of Malegaon Maharashtra, Yeshwant Sonawane, was today burnt to death by the petrol adulteration mafia when he went to conduct a raid, police sa....
- Pune policeman commits suicide
Pune, Jan 20: The body of a police constable was found hanging from a tree behind a police station in Pune early today, police said.
Rambhaji Thorat, 46, was attached to the Cantonmen....
- Declare Sawantwadi-Dodamarg 'eco-sensitive', government urged
Mumbai, Jan 20: A top Mumbai NGO on Wednesday urged the central government to declare the Sawantwadi-Dodamarg area of Sindhudurg district of the Konkan region as Ecologically Sensitive Area (ES....
- Gas leak in Maharashtra, over 10 hospitalised
Pune, Jan 18: More than 10 people were hospitalised today after a chlorine gas leak in an effluent treatment plant in Pimpri-Chinchwad located on the outskirts of this Maharashtra city, police ....
- Pune: Bhimsen Joshi stable but critical
Pune, Jan 17: Legendary Hindustani classical vocalist and Bharat Ratna Pandit Bhimsen Joshi's condition continued to be critical but stable in a Pune hospital, his physician said here today....
- Drunk drivers in Maharashtra could lose licence forever
Pune, Jan 15: To curb road accidents caused by drunken driving, the Maharashtra government will seek to change laws and permanently cancel the driving licences of inebriated drivers, Home Minis....
- Political activist dies in Thane after arrest
Thane, Jan 12: A political activist, accused of assaulting a municipal corporator, died soon after his arrest on Tuesday in this Maharashtra district, police said
"Napoleon Lopez,....
- Maharashtra: Temple town with doorless homes gets a bank with no lock
Ahmednagar (Maharashtra), Jan 10: Shani Shingnapur, the world famous temple town in Maharashtra where houses have neither doors or locks, now befittingly has its first commercial bank branch - ....
- Supreme Court questions Maharashtra over homeless
New Delhi, Jan 7: The Supreme Court today asked the Maharashtra chief secretary to clarify if he declined to provide night shelters to the homeless saying they were "outsiders" in the s....
- Maharashtra: RTI activist attacked near Pune
Pune, Jan 2: Arun Mane, an RTI activist who has been pursuing land scams around Pune, was attacked with a sharp weapon by an unidentified man early today, police said. He sustained injuries on ....
- Absconding Mumbai cop passes away
Ahmednagar (Maharashtra), Dec 29: Senior Mumbai Police inspector Arun Borude, who was absconding for more than a month after being accused of raping a minor girl, was found severely injured on ....
- Chidambaram visits Maoist stronghold to review security
Mumbai, Dec 28: Union Home Minister P. Chidambaram today visited the Maoist stronghold of Gadchiroli district in eastern Maharashtra to review the security scenario and discuss development plan....
- Clash after anti-Jaitapur nuke plant activist killed in Ratnagiri
Ratnagiri (Maharashtra), Dec 18: Police resorted to a baton-charge to disperse a large crowd of villagers protesting the death of an anti-Jaitapur nuclear power plant activist in an accident in....
- 7 tonnes ammonium nitrate, detonators seized in Maharahstra
Kolhapur (Maharashtra), Dec 18: The Kolhapur district police today seized nearly seven tonnes of ammonium nitrate and 50 electronic detonators - two key ingredients for making explosives - and ....
- Uproar in Maharashtra Assembly over SC remarks against former CM
Nagpur, Dec 16: Supreme Court's remarks against former Maharashtra Chief Minister Vilasrao Deshmukh for defending a party MLA in a money-lending case did not go down well with the MLAs as M....
- Eight drown in Maharashtra
Hingoli (Maharashtra), Dec 16: Eight people, including five children, were drowned when their jeep fell into a canal in Hingoli district of Maharashtra while they were returning home from a pil....
- Relief promised for displaced in Nagpur airport project
Nagpur, Dec 15: Maharashtra Chief Minister Prithviraj Chavan said today that the government would provide compensation, starting at Rs.5 lakh, to people whose land was acquired for setting up a....
- Prithviraj Chavan slams Mumbai corporation for fiscal indiscipline
Nagpur, Dec 14: Setting the tone for the 2012 elections to the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation, Maharashtra Chief Minister Prithviraj Chavan today criticised the country's richest civic ....
- One nabbed for minor's gangrape in Maharashtra
Thane (Maharashtra), Dec 9: One of the three men accused of gangrape of a minor earlier this week in Maharashtra's Thane district was arrested today, police said.
According to pol....
- Maharashtra faring worse than BIMARU states, says study
Mumbai, Dec 1: Maharashtra's development has seen a steady deterioration and it has been faring quite poorly as compared to the country's four BIMARU states - Bihar, Madhya Pradesh, Raj....
- Folk artist Vitthal Umap collapses on stage, passes away
Nagpur (Maharashtra), Nov 27: Renowned Marathi theatre artist, folk singer and musician Vitthal Umap passed away after he collapsed on a stage during a function here late on Friday, an aide sai....
- Prithviraj Chavan denies insulting National Anthem
Mumbai, Nov 26: Maharashtra Chief Minister Prithviraj Chavan today denied showing disrespect to the National Anthem by walking out when it was being played here today evening.
An offi....
- Maharashtra: Bank officials, businessmen arrested for fraud
Mumbai, Nov 26: Top officials of the Raigad-based Pen Urban Co-Operative Bank and some businessmen have been arrested for cheating the state-run Metals Scrap Trading Corporation and the bank of....
- 'Marathi viewers disenchanted by Bollywood' - Girish Kulkarni
Panaji, Nov 25: Audiences in Maharashtra are gradually turning to regional films as the hype generated by Bollywood rarely translates into good cinema, Marathi filmmaker Girish Kulkarni said to....
- 'Kasab appears resigned to his fate' - Maharashtra leader of opposition
Mumbai, Nov 23: Mohammed Ajmal Kasab, the sole survivor from the 10 Pakistani terrorists who attacked Mumbai 26/11, appears resigned to his fate and says he will "reap as he sowed", Mah....
- Commuters block rail traffic to protest accidents.
Mumbai, Nov 21: Agitating commuters at Vikhroli station today blocked rail traffic for some time in protest against frequent accidents on railway lines, a Central Railway official said in Mumba....
- Tractors seized, power cut off: Vidharbha farmers
Nagpur, Nov 20: Even as Maharashtra Chief Minister Prithviraj Chavan decided to accord top priority to Vidarbha, which has one of the highest incidence of farmers suicides in the country, autho....
- Maharashtra BJP leader gets a taste of five-star arrogance
Mumbai, Nov 20: Maharashtra Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader and legislator Vinod Tawade got a taste of five-star arrogance outside a luxury hotel here today afternoon.
Trying to g....
- Ajit Pawar is Maharashtra's new finance minister
Mumbai, Nov 19: Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar will be the new state finance and energy minister, while R.R. Patil will continue as the home minister, officials said today.
- Maharashtra cabinet expanded, Narayan Rane included
Mumbai, Nov 19: The Maharashtra cabinet was expanded here today with 29 more faces being sworn in to the two-tier council of ministers, including Congress party strongmen Narayan Rane and Patan....
- Swearing in of Maharashtra ministers postponed to Friday
Mumbai, Nov 18: The expansion of Maharashtra Chief Minister Prithviraj Chavan's council of ministers has been postponed from today evening to Friday morning as the Congress is yet to shortl....
- Maharashtra: State cabinet ministers swearing-in on Thursday
Mumbai, Nov 17: The Congress and the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) today decided to adhere to the 2009 portfolio sharing arrangement, 23-20 respectively, paving the way for the swearing-in o....
- Bring in new laws to strengthen CAG, says Maharashtra governor
Mumbai, Nov 16: New laws should be brought in to address the constraints of the Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) of India, which has been playing an important role in strengthening parliam....
- 172,155 kidney stones removed from one patient in Maharashtra
Dhule (Maharashtra), Nov 15: A doctor in Maharashtra's Dhule district has been awarded the Guinness record for removing a record number of 172,155 kidney stones from a single kidney.
- Prithviraj Chavan sworn in Maharashtra chief minister
Mumbai, Nov 11: Prithviraj Chavan was today sworn in as the chief minister of Maharashtra, leading the Congress-Nationalist Congress Party coalition government.
Chavan, former union m....
- Prithviraj Chavan to stake claim
Mumbai, Nov 10: Maharashtra Chief Minister-designate Prithviraj Chavan will have a meeting with Governor K. Sankaranarayanan in Raj Bhavan late today evening to stake claim to form the new gove....
- Ajit Pawar will be Maharashtra deputy chief minister
Mumbai, Nov 10: Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) leader Ajit Pawar, nephew of party chief Sharad Pawar and a state minister, was today chosen the next deputy chief minister of Maharashtra after....
- I am highly honoured and humbled: Prithviraj Chavan
New Delhi, Nov 10: Union minister Prithviraj Chavan said today that he had been informed by Defence Minister A.K. Antony about the Congress chief Sonia Gandhi's decision to make him the nex....
- Prithivraj Chavan to be next Maharashtra CM
New Delhi, Nov 10: Minister of State in the Prime Minister's Office (PMO) Prithviraj Chavan was today named leader of Congress legislative party, paving the way for him to become the next c....
- Prithviraj Chavan: low-profile technocrat is new man for Maharashtra
Mumbai, Nov 10: A technocrat with a clean, non-controversial image, a low-profile leader and a man who enjoys the confidence of the top Congress leadership -- that's how colleagues describe....
- Sonia authorised to pick new Maharashtra chief minister
Mumbai, Nov 10: The Maharashtra Congress Legislature Party (CLP) late on Tuesday authorised Congress president Sonia Gandhi to take a decision on the successor to outgoing Chief Minister Ashok ....
- What led to Maharashtra's poverty of leadership
New Delhi, Nov 6: Although the Congress' decision to exclude Maharashtra Chief Minister Ashok Chavan from its election campaign in Bihar is not headline news at the national level, it still....
- Traffic constable set ablaze by autorickshaw driver dies in Thane
Thane (Maharashtra), Nov 3: After battling death for a week, a traffic police constable who was set ablaze by an auto-rickshaw driver, died of his burns here today, a police official said.
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- Auto driver who set cop ablaze in Maharashtra's Thane arrested
Thane, Oct 28: An auto-rickshaw driver who set ablaze a traffic constable in Maharashtra's Thane district was arrested today, police said.
"We laid a trap. We will produce him....
- Scam-hit Adarsh Society denies encroaching defence land
Mumbai, Oct 28: The controversial Adarsh Cooperative Housing Society claimed on Wednesday that it had not encroached even an inch of defence land here, as alleged, and that the property in ques....
- Drunk municipal officer suspended in Maharashtra
Nanded (Maharashtra), Oct 26: A municipal officer in this Maharashtra town was suspended as he reported to work in a drunken state, an official said here today.
"The municipal com....
- Maharashtra head-loaders call off strike
Vashi (Maharashtra), Oct 25: More than one lakh head-loaders across Maharashtra, who launched an indefinite strike today, called off the agitation by late evening after assurances from the stat....
- Maharashtra farmers demand higher price for cotton
Nagpur, Oct 24: Farmers from Vidarbha and Marathwada regions will hold Maharashtra's first "Kapus Parishad" (Cotton Conclave) here Oct 26 where they will demand higher prices for co....
- Two die of food poisoning in Maharashtra
Sangli (Maharashtra), Oct 20: Two people in their sixties died of food poisoning after they consumed chapattis made of bajra flour that was mixed with pesticides, an official said here today.
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- Maharashtra: Aditya Thackeray justifies attack on Mistry's book
Mumbai, Oct 18: Aditya Thackeray, Bal Thackeray's grandson who is set to play a larger role in Maharashtra politics, says he is not opposed to Rohinton Mistry's Booker nominated novel &....
- Seven held for death of two kids in Maharashtra
Thane (Maharashtra), Oct 16: Seven members of a family have been arrested in connection with the death of two children aged two and five years, police said in Maharashtra today.
Polic....
- Rs.6 mn bank robbery case solved, three held in Maharashtra
Beed (Maharashtra), Oct 13: Maharashtra Police today claimed to have cracked a Beed district bank robbery case with the arrest of three people and recovery of cash worth Rs.6 million.
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- Rs.60 lakh looted from bank car in Maharashtra
Beed (Maharashtra), Oct 13: In a daring operation, two people robbed Rs.60 lakh from a car transporting a bank's money in Maharashtra on Tuesday evening, police said.
The cash, be....
- Citing Pakistani presence, Shiv Sena, MNS threaten 'Bigg Boss'
Mumbai, Oct 4: The new "Bigg Boss" TV series has run into trouble with the Shiv Sena and Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) even as it has barely begun, with both parties today warning ag....
- Maharashtra villagers get first unique ID cards
Nandurbar (Maharashtra), Sep 29: Residents of Tembli village in Nandurbar district of Maharashtra became the first recepients of the Unique Identification Numbers when Prime Minister Manmohan S....
- Maharashtra's Nandurbar to get first of unique identity numbers
New Delhi, Sep 27: India starts giving unique identity number to each of its one billion-plus citizens on Wednesday when under the ambitious project the first set of numbers is distributed to s....
- Maharashtra: Prisoner says jail staff stole his undergarments, paste
Jalgaon (Maharashtra), Sep 27: A bizarre case of theft of undergarments, biscuits and toothpaste has been lodged by police in Maharashtra against the superintendent and three employees of a loc....
- Vidarbha farmers object to Oscar entry for 'Peepli Live'
Nagpur, Sep 27: Vidarbha Jan Andolan Samiti (VJAS), a farmers' advocacy group in Vidarbha region of Maharashtra, has objected to the selection of Aamir Khan's "Peepli Live" as I....
- Maharashtra police differ on Pune blast accused's role
Mumbai, Sep 16: In an embarrassing development for the Maharashtra government, top officials of the state police today appeared to differ over the role of Mirza Himayat Baig, nabbed in connecti....
- Two arrested, 21 guns recovered in Mumbai
Mumbai, Sep 16: Two people have been arrested and 21 country-made guns seized from them in suburban Borivli, a police officer said here today.
Manish R. Tyagi alias Mule (27) and Nage....
- Maharashtra wants ATS representation in NIA
Mumbai, Sep 15: Maharashtra will seek permanent representation of the state's Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS) in the elite National Investigation Agency (NIA) to probe several terror incidents i....
- Maharashtra: Now all state government portal contents in Marathi
Mumbai, Sep 8: Maharashtra is all set to change all its government websites into Marathi language from English. Under this decision the official web portals of different governmental department....
- 'Chappals' frowned upon at Rahul Gandhi event in Maharashtra
Nagpur (Maharashtra), Sep 7: Several students of the Panjabrao Deshmukh Agricultural University sported shoes - many probably for the first time - for "security reasons" during an inter....
- Hindu groups call bandh to protest priests' killing
Nagpur, Sep 4: Hindu groups today called for a bandh in Yavatmal district of Maharashtra to protest the killings of two temple priests.
Calling for a district bandh, the Vishwa Hindu ....
- PM to personally look into Navi Mumbai airport issue
New Delhi, Sept 3: Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has intervened into the decision making process on Navi Mumbai airport project. PM has made it clear that he will take the issue in his hands to....
- 25 hurt as Jet flight evacuated, no trace of fire
Mumbai, Aug 28: Around 25 passengers sustained injuries during an emergency evacuation of a Jet Airways flight after a fire alarm was raised on Friday night. However, officials today said there....
- 15 passengers injured in emergency evacuation of Jet flight
Mumbai, Aug 28: At least 15 passengers were injured during an emergency evacuation of a Jet Airways flight on which there was a fire alarm on Friday night, officials said.
The Jet Air....
- Shirdi now connected to Mumbai by rail
Shirdi, (Maharashtra), Aug 27: The famous temple town of Shirdi, the abode of the Saibaba, was put on the country's railway map with the inauguration today of a tri-weekly superfast train c....
- Under-construction building crashes, two killed
Navi Mumbai, Aug 25: Two people were killed and four injured when an under-construction building crashed in Navi Mumbai in Maharashtra's Thane district early today, an official said.
- Prisoners in Maharashtra jails may lose out on luxury living
Mumbai, Aug 23: The undertrial prisoners lodged in jails across Maharashtra may soon lose out on their comfortable life after Dawood Ibrahim's gang member allegedly attacked gangster Abu Sa....
- Driver, conductor drown as bus washed away in flood
Solapur (Maharashtra), Aug 22: The driver and conductor of a state transport bus were drowned when their bus was washed away in flood waters in this Maharashtra district today, officials said. ....
- Two kids die, measles epidemic hits Maharashtra village
Aurangabad (Maharashtra), Aug 21: Two children died of measles and 26 others have been affected by the epidemic that hit Dongaav village of Maharashtra's Aurangabad district, an official sa....
- 300 chemical canisters detected in Arabian Sea off Mumbai
Mumbai, Aug 18: Rescue agencies have found 300 canisters containing aluminium phosphide and diachlorophost from the Alibaug region of Raigad district near Mumbai, a maritime authority said here....
- 800 dangerous structures in Thane
Thane, Aug 18: Alarmed by Tuesday's building collapse that killed 10 people, the civic body in Thane in Maharashtra said there were about 800 buildings in dilapidated condition posing dange....
- 10 days after ship collision, maritime traffic improves
Mumbai Aug. 17: Ten days after two foreign cargo vessels collided outside Mumbai harbour, shipping activities have normalised to a large extent despite the threats from floating or submerged co....
- Top bank official cleared of corruption - after 24 years!
Mumbai, Aug 16: He lived with humiliation for a quarter of a century, lost his wife and saw his career going down the hill. But M.U. Kini, a bank executive accused of corruption charges in 1986....
- Maharashtra observes peaceful I-Day celebrations
Mumbai, Aug 15: Hundreds of people gathered today to celebrate India's 64th Independence Day at various locations in Maharashtra.
Maharashtra Governor K. Sankaranarayanan hoisted ....
- Munde slams Maharashtra government over oil spill
Navi Mumbai, Aug 15: Former Maharashtra deputy chief minister Gopinath Munde today met with fishermen of Karve village here and slammed the state government for not having a disaster management....
- Jairam Ramesh visits oil spill site
Mumbai, Aug 14: A week after the ship collision, Union Minister for Environment and Forests Jairam Ramesh today visited the site of the oil spill off Mumbai coast to take stock of the ongoing s....
- Oil pollution sighted in Thane after ship collision leak
Mumbai, Aug 14: Oil pollution has been sighted in Maharashtra's Thane district and some areas along the coast in south Mumbai a week after two ships collided in Mumbai harbour, an official ....
- Mumbai ports eager to resume normal operations
Mumbai, Aug 12: The government's prime concern is to restore normalcy at the Mumbai Port Trust (MbPT) and Jawaharlal Nehru Port Trust (JNPT) at the earliest, Shipping Minister G.K. Vasan sa....
- Unknown chemical leak noticed from sinking ship
Mumbai, Aug 11: A minor leakage of a chemical has been reported from the sinking Panamanian ship MSC Chitra even as an international team of salvagers initiated attempts to stop containers from....
- One killed in Pune cylinder blast
Pune, Aug 11: One person died and four others were injured today morning in a cylinder blast at a chemical factory in Pune, police said.
According to the police, the blast took place ....
- Fishermen demand compensation for oil spill losses
Mumbai, Aug 9: The 800,000-strong fishing community in Maharashtra today demanded compensation for what they claimed were huge losses to their trade following the oil spill outside Mumbai.
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- Efforts on to check oil spill spreading along Konkan coast
Mumbai, Aug 9: Efforts continued on a war-footing today to combat the oil spill from a Panaman ship that crashed into another vessel in Mumbai harbour as it threatened to spread further along t....
- Chitra oil spill: Efforts still on to contain the leak
Mumbai, Aug 9: In a bid to put a check on oil spill and stabilize the situation, the Navy and the Coast Guard carried out anti-pollution operations for the third consecutive day today.
- Efforts on to check oil spill off Mumbai
Mumbai, Aug 8: The authorities today launched efforts on a war footing to combat the oil spill from a Panaman ship which crashed into another vessel in Mumbai harbour, an official said.
- Maharashtra offers aid to Leh flood victims
Mumbai, Aug 7: Maharashtra is ready to offer any kind of aid or assistance for providing succour to the victims of the flash floods in Ladakh region of Jammu and Kashmir, officials said here to....
- Sloth bear claws to death four in Maharashtra village
Nagpur, Aug 5: A sloth bear strayed from the forest and clawed four people to death, including a forest department employee and a teacher, in a village in Maharashtra's Amravati district, p....
- 'Maharashtra is India's swine flu capital'
Mumbai, Aug 3: One year after the deadly Influenza A (H1N1) claimed India's first victim in Pune, Maharashtra has emerged as the country's swine flu capital, a top health official said ....
- Andhra, Maharashtra chief ministers meet PM over Babhali
New Delhi, Aug 3: Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Monday convened a meeting of chief ministers of Andhra Pradesh and Maharashtra over the Babhali barrage row and called upon the two riverine s....
- Panel to probe Pune students' illegal booze party
Mumbai, Aug 2: The Symbiosis Institute of Management Studies has constituted a five-member inquiry committee to look into an illegal alcohol party that involved 489 students (254 boys and 235 g....
- Kidnapped Maharashtra official freed after 78 days in Arunachal
Pune, Aug 2: Senior Maharashtra bureaucrat Vijay S. Bardekar, who was kidnapped on May 13 from Arunachal Pradesh where he had gone on a vacation, has been released from captivity by alleged Bod....
- Six drown in western Maharashtra
Mumbai, Aug 1: Six youth, including three employees of a private power company, drowned in western Maharashtra today, police said.
The body of a 19-year old youth was found in a pond ....
- Battle to control Rs.7 bn Lilavati Hospital hots up
Mumbai, July 31: The ongoing family feud for control over the estimated seven billion-rupee business empire linked to the Lilavati Hospital & Research Centre here today took a new turn with....
- Pune gets first woman police chief
Mumbai, July 29: The Maharashtra government late on Wednesday appointed Meera Borwankar as the Pune's first woman police commissioner, transferring the current police chief Satya Pal Singh ....
- No scam in houses for slum dwellers: Ashok Chavan
Mumbai, July 27: Countering opposition allegations of a Rs.70,000 crore scam in a slum housing project, Maharashtra Chief Minister Ashok Chavan today hit back by accusing the Shiv Sena-Bharatiy....
- Naidu outwitted by Maharashtra to make him leave
Nanded (Maharashtra), July 25: The Maharashtra government induced Telugu Desam Party (TDP) leader N. Chandrababu Naidu and his colleagues to leave the state by claiming to withdraw all cases sl....
- Pune to get water supply on alternate days
Pune, July 22: Adding to the summer woes of Pune's citizens, they will, for the next 40 days, get water supplies only on alternate days, leaving them with no other option but to shell out m....
- Two killed as heavy rains lash coastal Maharashtra
Mumbai, July 22: Two people have lost their lives in torrential rains that have lashed the Konkan region of Maharashtra since Monday. The rains have severely disrupted normal life and affected ....
- Four drown in Nagpur dam
Nagpur, July 21: Four people drowned in the Wadgaon dam in Maharashtra's Nagpur district, police said today.
"The incident happened on Tuesday evening. While the bodies of thr....
- Six pilgrims killed in Maharashtra
Solapur (Maharashtra), July 21: Six pilgrims were crushed to death in Maharashtra's Solapur district today when they were on their way to the famous Pandharpur temple, police here said.
- Maharashtra to drop charges against TDP chief, supporters
Mumbai, July 20: Maharashtra today decided to drop all charges against Telugu Desam Party (TDP) chief N. Chandrababu Naidu and his supporters and send them back to Andhra Pradesh, a top officia....
- Naidu's agitation is for votes, say Telugu people in Maharashtra
Mumbai, July 20: Telugu speaking people in Maharashtra are not impressed by the agitation launched by Telugu Desam Party (TDP) chief N. Chandrababu Naidu and his supporters against construction....
- Naidu, colleagues being moved to Aurangabad jail
Nanded (Maharashtra), July 20: Amid high drama, protests and caning by the police, Telugu Desam Party (TDP) chief Chandrababu Naidu and his colleagues were today moved from Dharmabad to the Aur....
- Anti-TDP slogans raised in Maharashtra house
Mumbai, July 19: Pandemonium reigned in the Maharashtra legislature today over the Babli dam issue with anti-Telugu Desam Party (TDP) slogans being raised in both houses, which were later adjou....
- Maharashtra parties want Naidu to withdraw protest
Nanded, (Maharashtra), July 18: An all-party meeting held in Maharashtra's Nanded district today afternoon demanded that Telugu Desam Party (TDP) chief Chandrababu Naidu withdraw his anti-d....
- Bus services on Maharashtra-Karnataka border to remain suspended
Mumbai, July 15: Three days after a bus was burnt and some others stoned in Karnataka, the Maharashtra State Road Transport Corporation (MSRTC) said today its bus service to the neighbouring st....
- Maharashtra plan to enact anti-defamation law opposed
Mumbai, July 15: A group of prominent citizens todayexpressed strong concern over Maharashtra's plan to enact a law to prevent defamation of iconic figures, terming it an attempt to gag the....
- Maharashtra CM meets PM over Belgaum dispute
New Delhi, July 14: Maharashtra Chief Minister Ashok Chavan today met Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and handed over a memorandum demanding that 865 Marathi-speaking villages on the Karnataka-Ma....
- Shipping Ministry asks for report on Mumbai gas leakage
New Delhi, July 14: The shipping ministry has sought a detailed report on the leakage of chlorine gas from a cylinder inside the Mumbai Port Trust compound early today in which 59 people have b....
- Make disputed areas a union territory, says Maharashtra
Mumbai, July 13: Alleging "police raj" in the disputed territory on the state's border with Karnataka, Maharashtra Chief Minister Ashok Chavan today demanded that all the 865 Marath....
- Maharashtra transporters track situation after attack on buses
Mumbai, July 13: Private bus and truck operators in Maharashtra have adopted a wait and watch policy before deciding whether to continue plying in the Maharashtra-Karnataka sectors after four b....
- Bal Thackeray orders FM radio stations to play Marathi songs
Mumbai, July 13: Shiv Sena activists have come with a new demand and this time they want the FM Radio channels Red FM and Radio Mirchi in Mumbai to play Marathi songs. Reinforcing their demand,....
- Maharashtra to get six new CBI courts
Mumbai, July 10: Six new special Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) courts are likely to become functional in Maharashtra by the end of 2010, taking their total number in the state to 11, a ....
- Maharashtra politicians oppose lifting ban on Shivaji book
Mumbai, July 9: More than three years after the Supreme Court stayed an order of the Bombay High Court vacating a ban on James Laine's controversial book on Chhatrapati Shivaji, the apex co....
- Maharashtra claim over Karnataka villages opposed
New Delhi, July 7: The central government has slammed Maharashtra for staking claim over Gulbarga and Belgaum districts of Karnataka and asked the Supreme Court to dismiss the state's plea ....
- Maharashtra parties fume over boundary row
Mumbai, July 7: Political parties in Maharashtra today slammed a central government affidavit in the Supreme Court on Tuesday that said the Marathi-speaking areas bordering Maharashtra and Karn....
- Serious issues with Navi Mumbai airport project: Ramesh
New Delhi, July 6: There are serious environmental issues with the Navi Mumbai airport project which need to be addressed, Environment Minister Jairam Ramesh said here today.
Maharash....
- Chavan warns of action against hooliganism during shutdown
Mumbai, July 3: Maharashtra Chief Minster Ashok Chavan Saturday warned of stern action against hooligans indulging in violence or destruction of public and private property during the Monday op....
- Maharashtra to challenge opposition shutdown in court
Mumbai, July 2: The Maharashtra government will challenge the opposition-sponsored shutdown in the court, Chief Minister Ashok Chavan said today, two days ahead of a nationwide strike to protes....
- Viveka was not depressed, death not natural: Family claims
Mumbai, July 1: Breaking their silence for the first time, the family members of former supermodel Viveka Babajee today refuted rumours that she had ended her life due to depression and said it....
- Rs.60 lakh worth of watches stolen from Mumbai showroom
Mumbai, June 29: Watches worth Rs.60 lakh were stolen from a showroom in Navi Mumbai by unidentified men, police said today.
"Miscreants broke into the Titan showroom at Vashi in ....
- Maharashtra petrol pump looted of Rs.30 lakh
Solapur (Maharashtra), June 28: Two unidentified men today looted a petrol pump of Rs.30 lakh in Maharashtra's Solapur district, police said.
The Bharat Petroleum petrol pump on S....
- Lightning kills seven in Maharashtra
Nagpur, June 27: Seven farmers, including six women, were killed when lightning struck them in Maharashtra's Yavatmal district today, an official said.
"Twelve people were wor....
- Nagpur airport to get advanced surveillance cameras
Nagpur, June 25: Around six dozen Internet Protocol (IP) mega-pixel surveillance cameras will be installed at Nagpur's Babasaheb Ambedkar International Airport to enhance security as part o....
- Nagpur airport to get advanced surveillance cameras
Nagpur, June 25: Around six dozen Internet Protocol (IP) mega-pixel surveillance cameras will be installed at Nagpur's Babasaheb Ambedkar International Airport to enhance security as part o....
- Pandharpur pilgrimage to be promoted as tourist attraction
Pune/Mumbai, June 24: As part of the golden jubilee of the formation of the state, Maharashtra will carry out a special promotion for the Pandharpur Padayatra (pilgrimage by foot), which attrac....
- Maharashtra to move apex court against 'best five' verdict
Mumbai, June 24: A day after the Bombay High Court rejected the 'best five' formula espoused by the Maharashtra government for admission to Class 11, the state has decided to challenge ....
- Maharashtra to levy tax on IPL, T-20, ODIs
Mumbai, June 21: Finally ending the political controversy over losses suffered on Indian Premier League (IPL) matches, the Maharashtra government has decided to tax the lucrative cricket tourna....
- Three generations of family crushed to death in roof collapse
Beed (Maharashtra), June 20: Five members of a family, comprising three generations, were crushed to death in their sleep early today when the roof of their house collapsed following heavy rain....
- Indian Islamic preacher to challenge British entry ban
Mumbai, June 19: Mumbai-based Islamic scholar Zakir Naik today said he plans to challenge the ban order on him by the British Home Office in British courts.
"The decision is polit....
- Policemen suspended for getting too close to tigress
Nagpur, June 16: Four policemen who ventured dangerously close to a tigress in a wildlife sanctuary in Maharashtra were today suspended for flouting forest and wildlife regulations, an official....
- Maharashtra cop held for attack on builder
Thane, June 15: A suspended Maharashtra policeman, Ravindra Angre, was arrested today in connection with an attempt on the life of a city builder, a police official said.
"Mahesh ....
- President lays foundation stone for Jalgaon airport
Jalgaon (Maharashtra), June 13: President Pratibha Patil today laid the foundation stone for the development and expansion of the Jalgaon airport here.
"I congratulate the Airport....
- Ashok Chavan to visit US, Singapore, Malaysia
Mumbai, June 11: Chief Minister Ashok Chavan will lead a delegation for a week-long trip to the US, Singapore and Malaysia on Saturday to study infrastructure and developmental projects in thos....
- MNS activists storm Vibgyor High School, damage school property
Mumbai, June 11: Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS), the Maharashtra based regional political party has once again come under scanner for their barbarism and this time Vibgyor High School at Mala....
- President lays foundation stone of lift irrigation scheme
Jalgaon (Maharashtra), June 11: President Pratibha Patil today laid the foundation stone of a project that will help irrigate 42,420 hectares of land in 101 villages of Jalgaon and Buldana dist....
- Six elected unopposed to Rajya Sabha from Maharashtra
Mumbai, June 10: Six candidates from various parties were elected unopposed to the Rajya Sabha from Maharashtra today after an independent candidate withdrew at the last minute.
Congr....
- Nehru Port Trust contests property tax, court queries Maharashtra
New Delhi, June 8: The Supreme Court today issued notice to Maharashtra and 11 gram panchayats in the state on the Jawaharlal Nehru Port Trust's plea challenging a Bombay High Court order t....
- President's help sought to free kidnapped Maharashtra official
Nagpur, June 8: The Vidarbha Jan Andolan Samiti (VJAS) has urged President Pratibha Patil to take up the issue of release of a Maharashtra forest officer kidnapped in Arunachal Pradesh on May 1....
- One held for murder of Congress corporator
Thane (Maharashtra), June 3: An alleged contract killer was arrested for the murder of a Congress corporator in Bhayander township of Thane district, police said today.
According to p....
- Three killed as van rams into shops in Maharashtra
Pune, June 3: Three people were killed and nine injured when a municipal garbage van rammed into three shops today in a village near this Maharashtra city, officials said.
"Of the....
- Shivaji coronation celebration at Raigad Fort gets clearance
Mumbai, June 2: The central government today accorded permission to commemorate the 336th anniversary of the coronation of Maratha warrior king Chhatrapati Shivaji atop the lofty Raigad Fort on....
- Bahujan Vikas Agadhi wins Vasai-Virar civic polls
Mumbai, May 31: Hitendra Thakur-led Bahujan Vikas Agadhi today won the first ever election to the Vasai-Virar Municipal Corporation, on the outskirts of north Mumbai, capturing 55 of the 89 war....
- Four tourists drown in Arabian Sea
Ratnagiri (Maharashtra), May 29: A dolphin watching trip turned into tragedy today morning when a boat carrying tourists capsized, drowning four people in the Arabian Sea here, police said.
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- Maharashtra to monitor bio-medical waste disposal
Mumbai, May 24: All vehicles carrying hazardous bio-medical waste for disposal in Maharashtra shall be monitored with global positioning system (GPS) devices fitted on them, a pollution board o....
- Five killed in Maharashtra accident
Mumbai, May 24: Five people, including two children, were killed today when a jeep in which they were travelling collided with a truck in Maharashtra's Solapur district, police said.
- Nine killed as truck overturns in Maharashtra
Mumbai, May 23: Nine people, including three children, were killed and eight injured when a truck overturned in Nandurbar district in northwest Maharashtra early today, police said.
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- Family of three commits suicide in Maharashtra
Nashik, May 18: A family of three committed suicide late on Monday night in a village in Maharashtra's Nashik distict, a police official today said.
The three - Anil Raghunath Jag....
- Maharashtra to purchase bullet-proof equipment for police
Mumbai, May 18: Eighteen months after the 26/11 terror attacks, the Maharashtra government has initiated the process for procuring new bullet-proof jackets and helmets for police officers, an o....
- Man killed in gas cylinder blast at factory
Mumbai, May 17: A man was killed and another injured today after a gas cylinder exploded in a chemical factory in Tarapur town of Maharashtra's Thane district, officials said.
The....
- Four children drown in Godavari river
Beed (Maharashtra), May 16: Four children, aged between four and eight years, drowned in the Godavari river in Maharashtra's Beed district today, police said.
A group of five chil....
- Maharashtra leaders pay rich tributes to Shekhawat
Mumbai, May 16: Political leaders from Maharashtra paid glowing tributes to former vice president Bhairon Singh Shekhawat, who died in Jaipur today.
Heavy Industries Minister Vilasrao....
- Maharashtra concerned about its official abducted by Bodos
Mumbai, May 14: The Maharashtra government is concerned over the reports of a senior bureaucrat allegedly kidnapped by Bodo militants in Arunachal Pradesh where he had gone on a vacation, an of....
- Maharashtra to monitor all government departments
Mumbai, May 13: The Maharashtra government today started a Monitoring & Evaluation System (MES) to oversee the functioning of all its departments to make the administration more effective a....
- Seven die as tempo collides with container in Maharashtra
Pune, May 12: Seven people were killed and 15 injured when the tempo they were travelling in collided with a container truck in Maharashtra's Aurangabad district, police said today.
- Government offices in Maharashtra may have to turn off ACs
Mumbai, May 11: The Maharashtra State Electricity Distribution Company has planned to prohibit the use of ACs (air conditioner) in government offices following the huge power shortage in the st....
- Explosives seized from Nagpur railway station
Nagpur (Maharashtra), May 8: A cache of gelatin sticks and detonators were seized from the Nagpur railway station today and one person arrested, a police official said.
"We found ....
- Golden jubilee of Maharashtra celebrated with enthusiasm
Mumbai, May 1: The golden jubilee of Maharashtra was celebrated with enthusiasm and festive fervour all across the state today.
The main official function was held at Shivaji Park in ....
- Court pulls up Maharashtra for not levying tax on IPL
Mumbai, April 26: The Bombay High Court today pulled up the Maharashtra government for failing to levy entertainment duty on the Indian Premier League cricket tournament and asked whether any d....
- CAG rap for Maharashtra on IPL losses
Mumbai, April 23: The Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) today said the Maharashtra government lost Rs.4.99 crore (nearly Rs.50 million) in revenue by failing to levy entertainment duty on t....
- Inspector commits suicide inside police station
Mumbai: A police inspector committed suicide early today by shooting himself with his service revolver inside the suburban Borivli Police Station here, authorities said.
P.I. Shivaji ....
- Mumbai domestic airport's new terminal opened
Mumbai: The new domestic terminal 1C at the Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport was inaugurated by Civil Aviation Minister Praful Patel and Maharashtra Chief Minister Ashok Chavan today.
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- Hundreds stranded as US, Britain flights cancelled
Mumbai: Around 900 passengers were stranded at the Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport today as flights to several places in Europe were cancelled following volcanic ash clouding the flig....
- Income Tax officials visit IPL office
Mumbai: A team of tax officials today evening visited the Indian Premier League office in south Mumbai to collect information relating to tax dues by the cricketing body, according to an offici....
- Jethmalani seeks probe into Pune billionaire's wealth
Mumbai, April 15: Eminent lawyer and former Rajya Sabha member Ram Jethmalani today demanded a probe into alleged money-laundering by billionaire Pune stud farm owner Hassan Ali.
Addr....
- Sadhvi Pragnya suffers minor heart attack
Nashik (Maharashtra), April 14: Sadhvi Pragnya Singh Thakur, the prime accused in the September 2008 Malegaon bomb blast, suffered a minor heart attack here late on Wednesday, her lawyer said.
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- Three drown at Mumbai's Aksa Beach
Mumbai, April 14: Two teenagers and a 10-year-old drowned while six others were rescued at the Aksa Beach in northwest Mumbai today, police said.
The group of nine youngsters from Jog....
- 30 hours on, part of Thane factory still in flames
Mumbai, April 14: A fire that engulfed the edible oil manufacturing major Liberty Oil Mills' factory in Maharashtra's Thane district continued to rage today morning, 30 hours after it h....
- Thane legislator to go on hunger strike again
Thane (Maharashtra), April 13: Independent legislator from Maharashtra's Vasai town Vivek Pandit today threatened to launch another indefinite hunger strike on Wednesday to press for de-lin....
- Oil mill gutted in Thane
Mumbai, April 13: A major fire erupted today in an oil mill in the adjoining district of Thane but there were no casualties, police said.
The blaze broke out around 5.30 a.m. at the L....
- Manohar Joshi stable after angioplasty
Mumbai: Former Lok Sabha speaker and Shiv Sena leader Manohar Joshi was in stable condition today after undergoing angioplasty at the Lilavati Hospital here, a hospital spokesman said.
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- Shutdown in Vasai against arrest of lawmaker
Thane (Maharashtra): At least five vehicles were damaged in stone pelting in Vasai and surrounding villages of Thane as protesters observed a shutdown today against the arrest of legislator Viv....
- Mumbai-Ahmedabad traffic hit as villagers revive agitation
Thane (Maharashtra): Traffic on the busy Mumbai-Ahmedabad highway was severely hit today afternoon following a blockade by several thousand villagers of the Vasai region who revived their agita....
- Now three years' jail for attacking doctors in Maharashtra
Mumbai: Any attack on doctors or medicare service personnel, including all medical and paramedical staff of hospitals, in Maharashtra could now mean a three-year jail term and a fine of Rs.50,0....
- Ujjwal Nikam named prosecutor for Pune gang-rape trial
Mumbai: The Maharashtra government today appointed ace lawyer Ujjwal Nikam as the special public prosecutor in the trial of three men accused of gang-raping a married woman in Pune last week.
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- Cops face suspension if illegal dance bars continue
Mumbai: Maharashtra Home Minister R.R. Patil today warned the city's deputy commissioners with suspension if they failed to clamp down on dance bars being run on the sly in their respective....
- Pune RTI activist murder case handed over to CBI
Mumbai: Nearly three months after Pune-based right to information activist Satish Shetty was gunned down while he was on a morning walk, the case was today handed over to the Central Bureau of ....
- Eight injured in Maharashtra transformer blast
Jalgaon (Maharashtra): Eight people were injured, three of them seriously, when a blast occurred in an electric transformer of the Maharashtra State Electricity Board (MSEB) at Bhusawal near he....
- Private players, Maharashtra to build homes for poor
Mumbai: In a significant initiative in the country's realty sector, a plan is on the anvil to construct 500,000 affordable houses at an estimated investment of over Rs.15,000 crore in the n....
- 10 die in Pune accident
Pune: Ten people were killed and nine injured today in an accident on the Pune-Satara highway here, police said.
According to police, the sports utility vehicle was going from Satara ....
- Sacked cop, others charge-sheeted in fake gunfight case
Mumbai: Mumbai Police inspector and "encounter (gunfight) specialist" Pradeep Sharma, who has been sacked, and another police officer, Pradeep Suryavanshi, were among over 20 people cha....
- Lata Mangeshkar to sing for Shiv Sena on Maharashtra Day
Mumbai: Melody queen Lata Mangeshkar will sing a specially-composed patriotic song on May 1 at a celebration organised by the Shiv Sena to mark the golden jubilee of Maharashtra's formation....
- Dawoodi Bohras gear up to celebrate Syedna's 99th birthday
Mumbai: Over 35,000 members of the Dawoodi Bohra community will march today in groups of 99 to the accompaniment of music and fireworks to celebrate the 99th birthday of their religious leader,....
- Mumbaikar gets new life after first-of-kind heart surgery
Mumbai: A 39-year-old Mumbaikar secured a new lease of life, thanks to the repair of a severe aortic valve leakage in his heart by a team of medicos here.
The team was led by Ramakant....
- 25 Vidarbha farmers committed suicide in a week: activist
Nagpur: As many as 25 debt-ridden farmers have committed suicide in the past one week in the agrarian crisis-hit Vidarbha region of Maharashtra, an activist said today.
"While six....
- Mumbai turns off lights during Earth Hour
Mumbai: Lakhs of Mumbai residents, corporates and government organisations enthusiastically participated in the second Earth Hour today night by switching off all non-essential lights for one h....
- Old, damaged, water pipelines to be replaced in Mumbai
Mumbai: Under fire from the water-starved metropolis over frequent bursting of water pipelines, Mumbai's civic body today announced that all the old, damaged and weak water pipelines will b....
- Maharashtra ATS chief K.P. Raghuvanshi removed
Mumbai: The Maharashtra government today transferred Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS) chief K.P. Raghuvanshi as the new state additional director general of police (law and order), an official said.
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- Eminent Mumbaikars demand a check on parochial goons
Mumbai: A group of eminent Mumbaikars today urged Chief Minister Ashok Chavan to stop tolerating 'goondagiri' in the name of parochialism and enforce the rule of law with utmost firmnes....
- We have vacancy for pregnant spy: Pune Municipal Corporation
Pune: PMC (Pune Municipal Corporation) has a job vacancy. The eligibility criterion of the candidate is a pregnant female having strength of mind. The remuneration is Rs 15,000 for 1 day's ....
- Maharashtra celebrates Ram Navami
Mumbai: Ram Navami, the birth of Lord Ram, was celebrated with enthusiasm and religious fervour in Mumbai and other parts of Maharashtra today.
One of the main functions in Mumbai was....
- No more terrible Tuesdays at Mumbai airport
Mumbai: No more terrible Tuesdays at Mumbai International Airport from now on. After more than 22 weeks, the reconstruction work of the airport runway intersection was successfully completed he....
- Ship rams into Coast Guard vessel in Mumbai harbour
Mumbai: A private ship rammed into a Coast Guard vessel in the Mumbai Harbour here today evening, an official said.
Though details of the accident and the number of casualties were no....
- Wholesale trade strike against VAT in Maharashtra
Mumbai: Wholesale trade in all commodities in Maharashtra halted today following a strike against the proposed hike in Value Added Tax (VAT), the Federation of Associations of Maharashtra (FAM)....
- Wholesalers in Maharashtra to shut shop against VAT hike
Mumbai: Wholesale trade in all commodities in Maharashtra will grind to a halt on Tuesday following a strike against a proposed hike in Value Added Tax (VAT).
The strike has been call....
- Brand new Tata Nano catches fire, not for the first time
Mumbai: In one of the most shocking incidents India's cheapest car Tata Nano bursts into flames just minutes after it was purchased from the showroom. The incident took place in Eastern Exp....
- Critics target Raj Thackeray for calling CST as VT
Mumbai: Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) supremo Raj Thackeray has now got critics gnawing at his reputation for for calling the Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus (CST) by its former name VT (Victor....
- No homeless poor in Maharashtra by 2012: Governor
Mumbai: No poor person in Maharashtra will remain homeless by 2012, according to an ambitious target set by the government which plans to construct 735,000 houses for the poor in three years.
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- Maharashtra Police set for a makeover, says Governor
Mumbai: The Maharashtra government has embarked on a massive mission to modernise its police force by providing it latest equipment, advanced weapons and armoured vehicles to effectively deal w....
- Konkan to be on country's air map soon
Mumbai: For the first time, the picturesque coastal Konkan region of Maharashtra will be on the country's air map with the development of an airport in Sindhudurg.
Maharashtra Gov....
- 16-year-old girl shot dead in Mumbai
Mumbai: Mumbai witnessed a scary incident today morning when a 16-year girl was shot dead by a man outside Navrang Cinema at Andheri (West) in Mumbai.
The 16-year-old girl has been id....
- Childless couple kill 5 children in Maharashtra
Hingoli (Maharashtra): In another act of savagery, five children have been sacrificed in Maharashtra's Hingoli district. Reports reveal that a childless couple killed these children on the ....
- Court asks for report on attack on Mumbai activists
Mumbai: The Bombay High Court today ordered the state government to file a report within 24 hours on the attack on two prominent social activists in Raigad on Tuesday.
A division benc....
- Will look into action against Maharashtra ATS chief: Chavan
Mumbai: Maharashtra Chief Minister Ashok Chavan today said he would examine the issue of state Anti-Terrorist Squad (ATS) chief K.P. Raghuvanshi divulging key information to the media about ter....
- Maharashtra braces for a stormy budget session
Mumbai: Maharashtra is bracing for a stormy budget session of the state assembly, starting on Thursday, with the Shiv Sena-Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) opposition in an aggressive mood to take ....
- 11 MNS activists arrested on charges of extortion
Mumbai: Eleven MNS (Maharashtra Navnirman Sena) activists were held on extortion charges. Police said that these workers forcibly tried to extort Rs. 27 lakh from a Bollywood film producer. The....
- Two held for plotting attack on Mumbai oil tanks
Mumbai: Two people were arrested early today by Maharashtra's Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS) for allegedly plotting to blow up oil tanks of the state-run Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC),....
- Maharashtra to build 200,000 rental homes
Mumbai: In a move that could benefit thousands of migrants entering Mumbai each year, 200,000 rental homes will be constructed in Thane and Raigad, the Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Au....
- Get a feel of Japan in Mumbai expo
Mumbai: Over 100 Japanese products are on display at a four-day exhibition 'Feel Japan Style in India', which opened here today to the cherry blossom dance by renowned Japanese classica....
- Mumbai Police to protect hotels from terror attacks
Mumbai: Keeping in mind of the recent terror attacks like 26/11, Pune blasts and others, Mumbai police have chalked out a plan to deal with future terrorist attacks on hotels, restaurants and c....
- A 10 year old Pune boy takes his father to court
Pune: In one of the rarest instances, a 10-year-old Puneite has filed a petition against his father in a Pune court alleging his father of not bearing his educational expenses. His father is di....
- One killed, 11 hurt in Mumbai stampede
Mumbai: One person was killed and at least 11 injured today morning in a stampede that broke out during a police recruitment drive at Kalina in north west Mumbai, police said.
Over 10....
- 9-year-old girl's body found in Mumbai police colony
Mumbai: The body of a nine-year-old girl was today discovered on the terrace of a building in the police housing colony in northeast Mumbai, police said.
As the news spread, hundreds ....
- 3 dead, 79 ill due to contaminated water in Maharashtra
Solapur (Maharashtra): Two men and a woman died after drinking suspected contaminated water and 79 others were hospitalised in the past two days in this Maharashtra town, an official said today....
- Protesting villagers caned in Thane
Mumbai: Several thousand villagers ran amok in Thane's Vasai area today as police attempted to break their four-day agitation demanding delinking of 53 villages from the Virar-Vasai Municip....
- BARC woman scientist found hanging at home
Mumbai: The body of a young woman scientist working with the prestigious Bhabha Atomic Research Centre (BARC) was found hanging from a ceiling fan at her home near here, police said today- the ....
- Pravin Mahajan to be cremated today
Mumbai: Pravin Mahajan, who was sentenced to life for killing his elder brother Pramod Mahajan and died after a prolonged illness at a Thane hospital, will be cremated today afternoon.
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- Maharashtra college principal found dead in office
Solapur (Maharashtra): A college principal was found dead in a pool of blood in his office early today in Maharashtra's Sangola town, police said.
Mahesh V. Bondral, principal of ....
- 2 Air India loaders nabbed for stealing cash from check-in bag
Mumbai: The Mumbai police arrested two Air India (AI) loaders and busted a seven-member gang indulging in thefts at the cargo complex near the international airport in two separate cases, a pol....
- Pune blast toll rises to 17
Pune: The toll in the German Bakery blast rose to 17 on Friday night with a 23-year-old woman from Ambala succumbing to her injuries, police said.
Aditi Jindal died at Pune's Budh....
- Maharashtra gets large share of Mamata's largesse
Mumbai: Apart from making Mumbaikars smile, Railway Minister Mamta Banerjee has also offered a lot for Maharashtra in the railway budget she presented to the Lok Sabha today. But she still came....
- Forest officials, scribes under scanner for official's suicide
Nagpur: A day after an Indian Forest Service (IFS) officer - believed to have been fighting the timber mafia in Yavatmal district of Maharashtra - committed suicide, police today were on the lo....
- Infant of 5 days burnt to death in Nagpur hospital
Nagpur: A five-day-old girl child was burnt to death due to overheating from a convector on Sunday in a state-run hospital in this Maharashtra city, a senior official said today.
The ....
- Fireman dead, two hurt while battling Mumbai blaze
Mumbai: One fireman was killed and two seriously injured while battling a major fire that broke out in a shopping complex here early today, a fire brigade official said.
The fire brok....
- Juhu airport to get extended
Mumbai: To counter the increasing level of air traffic jam in Mumbai, the state government has now diverted its attention towards reviewing its vintage scheme of extending the Juhu airport to r....
- 3 killed in Nagpur factory explosion
Nagpur: Three people were killed and four injured when a boiler exploded in a factory at Kapsi village near here today, police said.
The boiler explosion at the Ispat plant took place....
- Camel stuck on rail tracks disrupts Mumbai-Ahmedabad services
Mumbai: A stray camel which got stuck on the railway tracks near the Maharashtra-Gujarat border on Monday evening caused a major disruption in train traffic on the Mumbai-Ahmedabd sector of Wes....
- Eight tribals burnt to death in Maharashtra
Solapur (Maharashtra): Eight members of a tribal family were burnt to death in their sleep when their hut caught fire in Maharashtra's Solapur district early today, prompting Home Minister ....
- Bomb or no bomb, foreigners will stay in Pune
Pune: H. Nicolas, the Canadian creative director for a gaming company, had planned to have dinner at the German Bakery the day it was bombed to rubble claiming nine lives. The 36-year-old may b....
- Eight members of family burnt to death in Maharashtra
Solapur (Maharashtra): Eight members of a family, including six children, were burnt to death in their sleep when their hut caught fire early today, police said.
The hut belonged to f....
- Mumbai schoolkids vow to love life on V-Day eve
Mumbai: "If I fail in my examinations, I will not commit suicide, I will try harder next time, and will consider each failure as a stepping stone to success."
This was the vow....
- Red alert in Goa, borders with Maharashtra sealed
Panaji: A red alert has been sounded in Goa following the bomb blast in Pune on Saturday evening, a police official said.
The borders with Maharashtra have been sealed till today morn....
- Eight killed in Pune bakery blast
Pune: At least eight people were killed and 20 injured when a "suspected bomb blast" ripped through the German Bakery in the upscale Koregaon Park area of the city today evening, police....
- Mumbai's drunk woman driver was also on drugs, show tests
Mumbai: Nooriya Haveliwala, accused of drunk-driving and knocking a policeman and a man dead on Jan 30, has tested positive for drugs and faces fresh charges under anti-narcotics laws, police s....
- Chavan dares VHP, will watch SRK's 'My Name...' with family
New Delhi: Stating that nobody would be allowed to disrupt the release of superstar Shah Rukh Khan's "My Name Is Khan", Maharashtra Chief Minister Ashok Chavan today dared the Vishw....
- Rajasthan atomic power plant unit starts operations
Mumbai: Unit 5 of the Rajasthan Atomic Power Project, with a capacity of 220 Megawatts (MW), at Rawatbhata in Rajasthan's Chittorgarh district started commercial operations from Thursday mi....
- Only 11 inspectors for over 73,000 lifts in Mumbai-Pune region
Mumbai: There are only 11 inspectors to handle and inspect more than 73,000 lifts in Mumbai, Thane, Navi Mumbai and Pune region in Maharashtra, a query under the Right to Information (RTI) has ....
- Maharashtra's Hingoli district to get minority benefits
Mumbai: The government has approved Maharastra's Hingoli district as a minority concentration district bringing to 77 the number of such areas where special attention is being paid to impro....
- Woman banished from community for being touched by an outsider
Amravati:: India might have progressed in industrialization and technological sectors, but as far as societal improvement is concerned, it is still lagging behind. Superstitions still exist in ....
- Separate country for Marathis, Raj Thackeray gives hints
Mumbai: It seems the policy of separatism has gone deep into the minds of some, and after a series of demands for separate statehood, MNS has gone a step ahead by hinting a separate country, es....
- Virtual curfew as Rahul arrives in Mumbai
Mumbai: Congress general secretary Rahul Gandhi landed on Shiv Sena's home turf today amid a tight security cover that ensured a virtual curfew-like atmosphere and not a single black flag a....
- Mumbai train services blocked after woman killed
Mumbai: One woman was killed and another seriously injured toda when they were knocked down by a train, leading to thousands of angry commuters blocking suburban train services on the Borivli-V....
- Maharashtra declares over 20,000 villages 'scarcity-hit'
Mumbai: Sounding the first alarm bell of a tough summer ahead, the Maharashtra government today declared 20,240 kharif (monsoon crop) villages in the state as "scarcity-hit".
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- Jobs in Maharashtra only for those born here: Thackeray
Mumbai: Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) chief Raj Thackeray today demanded that jobs in Maharashtra be given only those born in the state.
Addressing a party meeting at Shanmukhanand....
- Maharashtra CM warns Shiv Sena, MNS of stringent action
Mumbai: Maharashtra Chief Minister Ashok Chavan at last came into action today after he warned Shiv Sena and MNS that the state government would not allow them to continue with their anti-North....
- Shiv Sena chief Bal Thackeray takes on Mukesh Ambani over Mumbai remark
Mumbai: It was Reliance chief Mukesh Ambani's turn to face the wrath of Shiv Sena Supremo Bal Thackeray as he attacked industrialist Mukesh Ambani over his recent remark that Mumbai is for ....
- Securitymen on toes in Mumbai as governor unfurls tricolour
Mumbai: Locks on terraces of tall building, a ban on paragliding and over 42,000 policemen keeping vigil... these were some of the security measures enforced in Mumbai for Republic Day today wh....
- Chavan's reply sought by Feb 1 in 'paid news' case
New Delhi: Maharashtra Chief Minister Ashok Chavan has been asked to file his reply in the "paid news" case by Feb 1, a senior poll panel official said today.
The Election Com....
- Sankaranarayanan sworn in as Maharashtra governor
Mumbai: K. Sankaranarayanan was sworn in as the new governor of Maharashtra at a simple ceremony here today morning.
Acting Chief Justice of Bombay High Court J.N. Patel conducted the....
- A.N. Roy to be Maharashtra police chief again
Mumbai: Maharashtra's Acting Director General of Police Anami Narayan Roy will take over as full fledged DGP, the state government announced today, a year after he was removed from the post....
- Maharashtra plans unit to tackle bio-nuclear weapons
Mumbai: With a view to tackling future terror challenges, Maharashtra Home Minister R.R. Patil today directed the state police to set up a specialised unit to tackle nuclear, biological and che....
- Mumbai is not a dharamsala for North Indians: MNS chief Raj Thackeray
Mumbai: Just when Maharashtra CM Ashok Chavan took a u-turn from his earlier comment on compulsory knowledge of Marathi for the taxi-drivers, MNS supremo Raj Thackeray has come down with heavy ....
- Mumbai taxi unions mull action against permit directive
Mumbai: Moving the high court and asking for time to learn Marathi -- taxi unions here were today contemplating various moves following the Maharashtra government's directive to make it com....
- Maharashtra bars 'outsiders' from getting taxi permits
Mumbai: The Maharashtra government today made it mandatory for taxi drivers seeking permits to be domiciled in the state and to be able to read, write and speak Marathi.
The decision ....
- Pet parrot's flight to freedom busies Bhujbal
Mumbai: For a change, affairs of the state were not uppermost on the mind of Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Chhagan Bhujbal. Instead, his attention was diverted to a family pet -- a rare and....
- 133 Symbiosis students fall ill after eating canteen food
Pune: More than 130 students of Symbiosis Institute of Management and Information Technology were admitted to hospital today with complaints of food poisoning after they ate contaminated food a....
- Vidarbha widows on 'Jagran yatra' for separate statehood
Nagpur: Nearly 300 farmers' widows will set upon a two-day Jagran Yatra (awakening procession) in eastern Maharashtra to press for their demand of separate statehood for Vidarbha.
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- Lure of lucre at Mumbai police's Hall of Shame
Mumbai: The arrest of ace Mumbai cop 'encounter specialist' Pradeep Sharma, with two other police officers, for killing a man in a staged gunfight in 2006 has not caused any flurry amon....
- 'Encounter' cop among three nabbed over staged shootout
Mumbai: Mumbai's former high profile shootout specialist Pradeep Sharma and two constables have been arrested in connection with a staged shootout killing. They will be presented before a m....
- What is essential - liquor or food?
Mumbai: Is liquor an essential commodity? the Bombay High Court today asked the state government, pulling it up for its policy to permit liquor production from foodgrain.
A division b....
- Two-day stir for separate Vidarbha state begins
Nagpur: Several political groups and social organisations today started a two-day sit-in agitation here to press the demand for a separate Vidarbha state.
The initiative has been take....
- 5 cops caught partying with mafia dons suspended
Mumbai: The Maharashtra government has ordered suspension of the five policemen caught partying with mafia dons at a private gymkhana club last week, a top official said today.
The su....
- 5,800 traffic violators booked in Mumbai
Mumbai: Over 5,800 violations of traffic rules, including 720 cases of drunken driving, were detected during Dec 31-Jan 1 and violators were presented before courts all over the city, a senior ....
- Notices to 8 IPS officers over missing bullet-proof jacket files
Mumbai: The Maharashtra government today served show cause notices to eight officers of the Indian Police Service (IPS) over missing files pertaining to the purchase of 110 bullet-proof jackets....
- No headway in probe into BARC blaze
Mumbai: Police investigating the fire in the Bhabha Atomic Research Centre (BARC) do not suspect foul play in the incident that left two research students dead.
According to police so....
- Two research students killed in BARC fire
Mumbai: At least two research students were killed in a blaze that broke out in a building at the Bhabha Atomic Research Centre (BARC) complex in Chembur, north-east Mumbai, today afternoon, po....
- Chemical pollutes dam water; notices to 50 companies
Mumbai: The Maharashtra government has issued notices to 50 chemical companies in Ratnagiri district after a chemical was dumped on a national highway, polluting a dam supplying water to over 2....
- Obsessed with woman, spurned lover shoots her husband
Nagpur: Obsessed with a woman who married another man, a youth pumped four bullets into her husband near their residence in Tahsil area here early today, police said.
Duty officer of ....
- Gadkari to meet Bal Thackeray on Saturday
Mumbai: Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) president Nitin Gadkari will meet Shiv Sena chief Bal Thackeray on Saturday on his first visit to Mumbai after taking over his new charge, a party official ....
- Two sisters on way to pilgrimage die in accident
Mumbai: Two sisters proceeding in a pilgrim group for Jejuri were killed today when a water tanker rammed into their Qualis jeep from behind on the outskirts of Mumbai, police said.
T....
- Boy dies after falling into Mumbai manhole
Mumbai: A five-year-old boy, who had gone missing since Tuesday afternoon, was found dead in a manhole in northeast Mumbai's Mankhurd suburb. Police said a team had been sent to the site.
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- Alleged MNS activists thrashed innocent pilgrims in Mumbai
Mumbai: On Monday night, several MNS activists allegedly beat up few pilgrims who were sleeping outside the celebrated Siddhivinayak temple, located in Central Mumbai.
But, MNS has co....
- Three-year-old child falls into gutter in Mumbai
Mumbai: On Sunday, a 3 year old kid called Ayub fell into a drain during playing. The incident occurred in between 8:30 PM.
Firemen and police are still conducting their rescue operat....
- Missing fishing boat found after 40 days with six bodies
Mumbai: A boat, missing for nearly 40 days since the Nov 11/12 Cyclone Phyan, was found today with six bodies of fishermen near Ratnagiri, around 250 km south of Mumbai, police said.
....
- Blaze at IPL chief Lalit Modi's Mumbai bungalow
Mumbai: A fire broke out in the bungalow of Indian Premier League (IPL) chief Lalit Modi here today evening, an official said. There were no reports of any casualties.
The blaze - the....
- Raj Thackeray gets 'Y' security after he received death threats
Mumbai: It was only on Wednesday when Maharashtra Navnirman Sena chief Raj Thackeray received death threats from a 'Bihari' organization for his alleged anti-Bihari stance. Today, the M....
- Mumbai Municipal Corporation to raise funds of Rs 2,000 crore
Mumbai: The MCGM (Municipal Corporation of Greater Mumbai) is considering to raise a sum of Rs 2,000 crore as the nation's wealthy civic organization tries hard to surmount an economic crun....
- Train accident at Thane disrupts services
Mumbai: The train services functioning at the Central line in Mumbai today were upset as three bogies of a local train, that was empty, went off the track. The train had been going from the Tha....
- US consul-general's media event disrupted
Mumbai: US Consul-General in Mumbai Paul Folmsbee was heckled and his media interaction disrupted here today afternoon by a group of people who loudly protested the conviction and sentencing of....
- Road rage claims one life outside Mumbai airport
Mumbai: A youth died of injuries sustained in a quarrel between the drivers of two cars after a minor accident outside Mumbai airport early today.
The incident occurred a few metres b....
- Not in favour of Vidarbha, says Chavan
Ranchi: Maharashtra Chief Minister Ashok Chavan today said that he was not in favour of a separate Vidarbha state.
"I am not in favour of a separate state," said Chavan, respo....
- Maharashtra is for everyone, says Chavan
Ranchi: Maharashtra Chief Minister Ashok Chavan today said his state was for every Indian and anyone could come there and live without fear.
"Maharashtra is for everyone. Anyone c....
- Maharashtra is for everyone, says Chavan
Mumbai: Maharashtra Chief Minister Ashok Chavan today said his state was for every Indian and anyone could come there and live without fear.
"Maharashtra is for everyone. Anyone c....
- Pravin Mahajan critical, put on life support
Mumbai: The condition of Pravin Mahajan, sentenced to life imprisonment for killing his brother Pramod Mahajan, remained critical following a brain haemorrhage early today, the hospital said.
....
- Three suspects arrested in Mumbai with radioactive material
Mumbai: Police have arrested three suspected people today with 5 kg of suspected radioactive material in Navi Mumbai (Panvel).
The Navi Mumbai Crime Branch has sent the seized nuclear....
- Two held for trying to steal computer parts from Tarapur atomic plant
Mumbai: Two men have been arrested for attempting to sneak out computer spare parts from the high-security Tarapur Atomic Power Station (TAPS-Units 2 and 3) here early last month, an official s....
- Bal Thackeray's elder sister dead
Mumbai: Noted Marathi writer and columnist Sushila Hemantkumar Gupte, the elder sister of Shiv Sena chief Bal Thackeray, died in Mumbai today after a brief illness.
Gupte, 91, is surv....
- One dead, 10 injured in Mumbai water protests
Mumbai: One person was killed and at least 10 others were injured here after police today used batons to disperse some 5,000 protesters agitating against additional cuts in Mumbai's water s....
- One dead, several injured in Mumbai protests for water
Mumbai: One person lost his life and at least five others were injured here after police caned a 5,000-strong group protesting against an additional 15 percent cut in Mumbai's water supply ....
- Maharashtra government admits Maria upset, threatening to quit
Mumbai: The Maharashtra government today admitted that Mumbai Joint Police Commissioner (Crime) Rakesh Maria is "upset" over allegations leveled by the widow of the slain police officer....
- Petro dealerships given to families of 26/11 martyrs
Mumbai: The government today handed over letters of petro-product dealerships to families of the five uniformed men killed in the 26/11 Mumbai terror attacks.
Home Minister P. Chidamb....
- Kasab's lawyer found lying, judge threatens to replace him
Mumbai: A question mark hangs over the continuation of S.G. Abbas Kazmi as the lawyer for 26/11 terror attack accused Mohammed Ajmal Amir Kasab after the special court found him guilty of lying....
- Maharashtra government spends 31 crore for Kasab
Mumbai: Since the events of 26/11 when Ajmal Kasab was imprisoned and put on trial for the terror attacks, the Maharashtra government has incurred expenses worth INR 31 crores to be in good hea....
- Sachin made Maharashtra famous: Manohar Joshi
New Delhi: Sachin Tendulkar has made Maharashtra famous all over the world, Shiv Sena leader Manohar Joshi said today even as he felt the cricket icon should have avoided the "Mumbai belong....
- Fisherman injured in accidental firing by navy
Mumbai: A fisherman was injured when Indian Navy personnel accidentally fired at him during a surveillance operation on the high seas off Gujarat, an official said on Monday.
The inci....
- Maharashtra's elite force operational two days before 26/11 anniversary
Mumbai: Force One, Maharashtra's own elite security force designed on the lines of the National Security Guard (NSG), was commissioned today, just two days before the 26/11 anniversary. It ....
- Force One to be operational from Tuesday, says Ashok Chavan
Mumbai: The Force One, Maharashtra's own elite security force designed on the lines of the National Security Guard (NSG), will be commissioned from Tuesday, Chief Minister Ashok Chavan disc....
- Cracks in Mumbai sea link no cause for alarm: chief engineer
Mumbai: The cracks and leaks detected on the surface of Mumbai's Bandra-Worli sea link bridge are of "very minor" nature and are being tended to regularly, Maharashtra State Road De....
- RSS chief raps MNS for fuelling language row
Bangalore: Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) chief Mohan Bhagwat today criticised the Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) for fuelling a language row by insisting on speaking only in Marathi even ....
- Journalists protest Shiv Sena attacks
Mumbai: A large number of mediapersons today congregated to protest attacks by Shiv Sena activists on the IBN-Lokmat television channel office in Mumbai and IBN-7's office in Pune a day ear....
- Bhojpuri actor's residence attacked in Mumbai for his remarks against Shiv Sena
Mumbai: He never knew that he had to pay such a big price for making a statement against Shiv Sena. Bhojpuri singer actor Manoj Tiwari's residence in suburban Mumbai came under attack when ....
- Bal Thackeray criticises Sachin for his Marathi remarks
Mumbai: Macho Shiv Sena leader Bal Thackeray has again come under limelight after he slammed India's cricketing legend Sachin Tendulkar in an editorial piece in Shiv Sena's mouthpiece &....
- Train derails in Mumbai, two injured
Mumbai: Two commuters were injured when five coaches of a suburban train derailed today morning at Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus, officials said.
This is the fourth incident of its kin....
- No takers for bodies of nine slain terrorists
Mumbai/New Delhi: Almost a year after they were killed during the terrible assault on Mumbai last November, the bodies of the nine terrorists continue to remain in Mumbai's J.J. Hospital mo....
- Six pilots de-rostered a day after plane-skid in Mumbai
New Delhi: The aviation regulator today de-rostered six pilots of Kingfisher Airlines, Air India and Go Air for violating norms and landing on a short runway under rainy conditions at the Mumba....
- Cyclone Phyan loses force as it crosses India's west coast
Mumbai: Cyclone Phyan lost its severity as it crossed India's west coast just north of this metropolis today evening, but brought with it heavy rain over the area and rode on strong winds g....
- Maharashtra targets Rs.250,000-crore investments
Mumbai: The newly-elected Democratic Front government is targeting investments of Rs.250,000 crore in Maharashtra and create half a million jobs over the next five years, state Governor S.C. Ja....
- Where is Hemant Karkare's jacket?
New Delhi: A year has passed since Hemant Karkare was killed during the events of 26/11. He died owing to the injuries that he received from bullets that were shot in his chest by the terrorist....
- MNS and the Shiv Sena-BJP combine demand Azmi's arrest
Mumbai: Samajwadi Party MLA Abu Asim Azmi's remarks against Sena Chief Bal Thackeray has incensed members of MNS and the Shiv Sena-BJP combine as they created fresh furore in the Maharashtr....
- Mumbai, west coast brace for Cyclone Phyan
Mumbai: India's financial capital Mumbai and many areas along the west coast were today braced for Cyclone Phyan that was likely to intensify and cross the coast between north Maharashtra a....
- Gulf Air flight makes emergency landing in Mumbai, no casualties
Mumbai: A Gulf Air aircraft made an emergency landing here today following a technical snag, and then got stuck on the runway for a while, an airport official said.
The Airbus A-320 f....
- Will apologise to House Only, says MNS after Azmi incident
Mumbai: One of the leaders of the Maharashtra Nava Nirman Sena, Atul Sarpotdar has said that they would express to their apology to the Vidhan Bhavan after they had slapped Abu Azmi for taking ....
- Cyclone Phyan threatens India's west coast
Mumbai: The cyclone over the Arabian Sea today was "likely to intensify further" and cross the Indian coast between north Maharashtra and south Gujarat in the early hours of Thursday, s....
- NCP's Dilip Walse-Patil set to be Maharashtra assembly speaker
Mumbai: Dilip Walse-Patil, senior Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) leader and close confidant of Sharad Pawar, is all set to become the speaker of the 12th Maharashtra Legislative Assembly on W....
- Kingfisher aircraft skids while landing, no casualties
Mumbai: A Kingfisher Airlines ATR-72 aircraft skidded off the runway today evening while landing at Mumbai airport, officials said. All 42 passengers and crew onboard were safe.
Fligh....
- Why can't Azmi learn Marathi?, asks Shiv Sena
Pune: The attack on Samajwadi Party leader inside the Maharashtra Assembly may have been ireful for many, but Shiv Sena hinted at their support to MNS for their attack on Abu Azmi.
V....
- Will challenge suspension of lawmakers, says defiant MNS
Mumbai: Despite the four-year suspension of four party MLAs, the Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) today remained defiant and vowed to challenge the matter in the courts, a party official said.
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- Abu Azmi hit by MNS MLAs for taking oath in Hindi
Mumbai: There was pandemonium on the first day of the new Maharashtra assembly today when Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) legislators roughed up Samajwadi Party member Abu Asim Azmi for taking....
- Patil returns as home minister
Mumbai: RR Patil returns as home minister of Maharashtra after a year has passed since the tragic events of 26/11 in Mumbai. He had previously stepped down from this post after the calamitous h....
- 10 new faces in Ashok Chavan's new ministry
Mumbai: There are as many as 10 new faces, including two women, in the 37-member ministry of Chief Minister Ashok Chavan in Maharshtra that was sworn-in here on Saturday.
At the same ....
- Chavan's first act - letter congratulating Tendulkar
Mumbai: After assuming office as Maharashtra's chief minister, Ashok Chavan's first official duty today was signing a congratulatory letter to India's cricket maestro Sachin Tendulk....
- Ashok Chavan, 37 more ministers take oath in Maharashtra
Mumbai: Ending a 16-day tussle with its ally over power sharing, Ashok Chavan took oath as the chief minister of Maharashtra today evening along with 37 more ministers.
The new govern....
- New Maharashtra cabinet to be sworn in on Saturday: Chavan
Mumbai/New Delhi: The new Maharashtra cabinet will be sworn in on Saturday, Chief Minister-elect Ashok Chavan said today, a day after the Congress-Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) broke the dea....
- Now, Mumbai has 'Terror Tours' of 26/11 strike sites
Mumbai: Self-styled tour operators and tourist guides have come up with "Terror Tours" to cash in on the curiosity among tourists and visitors about the sites of last year's attacks....
- Maharashtra may get a Govt. on Friday
New Delhi/ Mumbai: After a long discussion, NCP and Congress have finally reached to a conclusion on the portfolio distribution today. It should put an end to the ambiguity existing since the....
- Governor asks Congress, NCP to form ministry without delay
Mumbai: As the opposition pressed for president's rule in the state, Maharashtra Governor S.C. Jamir today called upon the Congress-Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) combine to "respec....
- 12 injured as train derails near Mumbai
Thane: At least 12 passengers sustained minor injuries when 11 coaches of the Gandhidham-Bengaluru Express derailed near Dombivili here early today, a railway official said.
"The ....
- Governor summons Congress, NCP to break Maharashtra deadlock
Mumbai: In an effort to break the logjam over the formation of the government in the state, Maharashtra Governor S.C. Jamir has summoned Chief Minister Ashok Chavan and Deputy Chief Minister ....
- Mumbai International Match Race sailing begins tomorrow
Mumbai: An Indian all-women team will participate in the third ISS Mumbai International Match Race-2009, a sailing event, which opens here on Monday morning at the Chowpatty sea-face.
- Sathya Sai Baba visits Ashok Chavan's residence, blesses him
Mumbai: In an unprecedented development, Maharashtra's chief minister-designate Ashok Chavan hosted his spiritual guru, Sathya Sai Baba of Puttaparthi, here today afternoon.
Chava....
- Maharashtra top cop S.S. Virk retires
Mumbai: Maharashtra Director-General of Police (DGP) S.S. Virk retired from service here today.
Virk served as a DGP in two states -- Punjab and Maharashtra.
Interacting wit....
- Over half of Mumbaikars are migrants, UP tops list
Mumbai: Over 50 percent of those living in Mumbai are migrants, the largest numbers coming from Uttar Pradesh, a report released by the Municipal Corporation of Greater Mumbai (MCGM) today said....
- Atomic Energy Commission chief Kakodkar to retire on Nov 30
Mumbai: Eminent scientist Anil Kakodkar, who played a strategic role in clinching the India-US civilian nuclear deal last year, will retire as chairman of the Atomic Energy Commission (AEC) o....
- Maharashtra deadlock continues as NCP insists on 1999 formula
Mumbai: The Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) today stuck to its demand for implementing the 1999 power-sharing formula in Maharashtra and urged the Congress to resolve the stalemate to enable t....
- Tussle over home ministry delays Maharashtra govt formation
Mumbai: A tussle between the Congress and the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) over the crucial home ministry is delaying the swearing-in of the new government in Maharashtra, party sources sai....
- Mumbai airport will be closed for six hours on every Tuesday
Mumbai: Mumbai's Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport (CSIA) will be closed for six hours for the next 22 Tuesdays due to repair and reconstruction work on the runways, an airport of....
- Chavan quits, gets ready for term two as chief minister
Mumbai: Getting ready to take over the reins of government for a second term, Maharashtra Chief Minister Ashok Chavan today submitted his resignation and that of his ministers to Governor S.C....
- Ashok Chavan rewarded with repeat tenure as chief minister in Maharashtra
Mumbai: Maharashtra, which enjoys a reputation of political stability, has had 17 leaders occupying the post of chief minister since the formation of the state on May 1, 1960.
Only on....
- Contractor booked for shoddy work leading to bridge collapse
Mumbai: Taking a cue from Railway Minister Mamata Banerjee's castigation of the Thane Municipal Corporation (TMC) for the water pipeline bridge collapse which killed two on Friday, the Gove....
- Six firemen choke to death after fighting blaze
Thane: In a Diwali tragedy, six firemen suffocated after successfully battling a fire in a multi-storeyed building here early today, a senior officer said.
The victims suffocated due....
- Detained US chartered military plane allowed to depart
Mumbai: After a seven-hour drama, a chartered US military aircraft that was detained at Mumbai airport today morning by Indian authorities after it failed to correctly identify itself, was give....
- Less noise in Maharashtra this Diwali
Mumbai: The famed Siddhivinayak Temple of Lord Ganesha in central Mumbai set the tone for Diwali celebrations here today by auctioning off the valuable offerings made to its coffers even as the....
- Seven swine flu deaths take India's toll to 396
New Delhi: Seven swine flu deaths, including five in Maharashtra, took India's toll to 396 Tuesday, health authorities said here.
In Maharashtra, which has recorded the maximum nu....
- Lots at stake, as Maharashtra readies for polls
Mumbai: A total of 3,559 candidates are putting their best foot forward, 84,136 polling stations are ready and elaborate security arrangements are in place as Maharashtra prepares for Tuesday&#....
- Mumbai scribe wins Gujarati literary award
Mumbai: Senior Gujarati journalist Hiren Mehta today bagged the Lalit Essay Award 2008 of the Maharashtra Rajya Gujarati Sahitya Akademi, an official said.
Akademi president Hemraj Sh....
- Poll panel list shows Shinde's daughter as NCP candidate
Mumbai: In a serious goof-up, the Maharashtra election department "changed" the political party and symbol of Congress candidate Praniti Shinde to that of the Nationalist Congress Party....
- 21 killed as rains wreak havoc in Maharashtra
Mumbai: The receding monsoon has lashed the coastal and southern districts of Maharashtra claiming at least 21 lives so far, officials said on Oct 3.
At least 19 people were killed in....
- Farmer's widow kicks off her Maharashtra poll campaign
Both-Bodan (Maharashtra): It was poignant in its imagery and telling in its impact. A slow procession of widows of farmers who committed suicide in the Vidarbha region in the last couple of yea....
- Sena defector alleges Uddhav behind attack at Joshi's home
Mumbai: A day after he was refused a ticket to contest the Maharashtra assembly polls, senior Shiv Sena leader Sada Sarvankar today pointed an accusing finger at Uddhav Thackeray for allegedly ....
- Rs 26 cr in carbon received through Mumbai dump
Mumbai: The Municipal corporation of Greater Mumbai incurred Rs 26 crore for the ceasing of a litter dumping ground. This is first time in the history of carbon financing in India.
As....
- Kalawati, who moved Rahul Gandhi, to fight Maharashtra polls
Mumbai: Kalawati Bandurkar, the poor widow whose name Congress general secretary Rahul Gandhi had mentioned in his parliament speech last year, will be contesting the Maharashtra assembly polls as....
- 'Sadhu' arrested for sexually assaulting minor students
Pune: Police have arrested a 'sadhu' in an ashram in Alandi, near here, on alleged charges of sexually assaulting five minor students, police said today.
Police inspector Rang....
- YSR a gem of a person: Maharashtra governor
Mumbai: Maharashtra Governor S.C. Jamir today expressed "shock and deep anguish" over the death of Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Y.S. Rajasekhara Reddy in a helicopter crash.
....
- Maharashtra consumers to pay nominally more for power
Mumbai: In a major relief to the consumers of the state-run power distribution company, the Maharashtra Electricity Regulatory Commission (MERC) on Thursday approved a nominal 4.2 percent hike ....
- 22 kids injured as school bus catches fire in Maharashtra
Panvel (Maharashtra) At least 22 children sustained burn injuries when their school bus caught fire in Panvel town in Maharashtra's Raigad district today morning, police said. The private m....
- 10 kids injured as schoolbus catches fire in Maharashtra
Navi Mumbai: At least 10 children sustained burn injuries when their schoolbus caught fire in Panvel Town in Maharashtra's Raigad district today morning, police said.
The private ....
- Sixth swine flu death in Pune
Pune: A 35-year-old man became the sixth victim of swine flu in Pune Sassoon Hospital early today.
According to an official of the State Swine Flu Control Room, Sanjay Mistry, a r....
- Angry villagers attack MP, legislator near Mumbai
Mumbai: A Member of Parliament from Maharashtra and a legislator were assaulted late on Sunday night by villagers opposed to the upgradation of villages and local councils into a municipal corp....
- 49 new swine flue cases in Pune, two critical
Pune: At least 49 new swine flu cases were reported on Saturday in this Maharashtra city, as a doctor and a pharmacist, both influenza A(H1N1) patients, continued to be critical for the second ....
- Kasab wants someone to tie him a rakhi Text
Mumbai: Mohammed Ajmal Amir Kasab - accused in the 26/11 Mumbai terror attacks - expressed a desire for somebody to tie him a 'rakhi' on the occasion of the Indian festival of Raksha Ba....
- Maharashtra governor given additional charge of Gujarat
New Delhi: Maharashtra Governor S.C. Jamir has been given additional charge of Gujarat till the time designate Devendra Nath Dwivedi assumes the charge.
"President (Pratibha Patil....
- Maharashtra regularizes Mumbai slums
Mumbai: In a major poll-eve bonanza for slum-dwellers, the Maharashtra government today decided to accord recognition to all slums that have come up till early 2000.
The decision was ....
- Mumbai sees tallest waves in 100 years
Mumbai: Sea waves rode the tarmac near the Gateway of India, Marine Drive, Juhu and Worli among other places today as India's financial capital was lashed by tidal waves 5.5 metres high, bi....
- Army joins Bhiwandi gas leak probe, 3,500 evacuated
Bhiwandi (Maharashtra): Military experts arrived in this town today to assist the civil administration probing a chlorine gas leak that left 59 people ill and forced the evacuation of 3,500 res....
- Mumbai braces for highest tide in 100 years
Mumbai: Nearly 200 people have been evacuated from coastal areas, warnings have been sent out to those in low-lying regions and schools have advised students to stay at home as India's fina....
- Tigress roams free in zoo after rain-soaked wall collapses
Aurangabad (Maharashtra): A white tigress roamed free for three hours in the Aurangabad zoo today morning when she escaped from her enclosure after a wall collapsed due to heavy rain.
....
- New lizard species discovered in Maharashtra
Mumbai: A new lizard species has been discovered in the Western Ghats, near Kolhapur in Maharashtra, and been appropriately named - Cnemaspis Kolhapurensis. It was discovered by scientists of t....
- Rs.6,500-crore package finalised for north Maharashtra
Mumbai: With an eye to the forthcoming assembly elections, the Maharashtra government on Wednesday announced a Rs.6,509-crore package for northern parts of the state, pledging development of fo....
- Bright sunshine keeps Clinton company
Mumbai: Bright sunshine greeted US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton at all the venues she visited here today, unlike the previous day when she arrived amid stormy weather.
The clear....
- Taj Hotel turned into fortress to host Hillary Clinton
New Delhi: Around 2,000 police and intelligence personnel besides commandos will provide security to US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton during her two-day stay in the national capital.
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- 'No specific terror threat to Mumbai during monsoon'
Mumbai: There is no "specific" alert that terrorists could take advantage of the monsoon to strike again in Mumbai, the police here and Maharashtra Minister of State for Home Affairs Na....
- Downpour continues in Mumbai, traffic hit again
Mumbai: Heavy rains continued to batter India's financial capital for the third consecutive day today, causing waterlogging in many areas, traffic snarls and affecting rail services.
- Heavy rains batter Mumbai, millions hit
Mumbai: Millions of people were hit today as heavy rains for a second straight day flooded roads and rail tracks and forced schools and offices to shut in India's business capital Mumbai.
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- 10 women drown, 20 missing in Maharashtra boat capsize
Nagpur: At least 10 women drowned and 20 were missing after two boats in which they were travelling overturned in the Waingangan River in eastern Maharashtra's Bhandara district, a poli....
- 10 women drown, 20 missing in Maharashtra boat capsize
Nagpur: At least 10 women drowned and 20 were missing after two boats in which they were travelling overturned in the Waingangan River in eastern Maharashtra’s Bhandara district, a police offic....
- Maharashtra sacks 3,500 striking doctors
Mumbai: The Maharashtra government today sacked 3,500 resident doctors on strike for the past five days and served notices seeking cancellation of their registration in postgraduate courses....
- Maharashtra pulled up over non-payment of medical bills
New Delhi: The health ministry has accumulated dues of nearly Rs.20 crore over a period of 18 years as it supplies medicines to states on a credit basis and 53 percent of this amount is due fro....
- Bal Thackeray undergoes angiography
Mumbai: Shiv Sena chief Bal Thackeray underwent an angiography today morning and is likely to operated upon, a party insider said.
Thackeray, 83, was admitted to the Lilavati Hospita....
- Bonanza for Maharashtra in railway budget
Mumbai: Railways Minister Mamata Banerjee has come up with a series of proposals for Maharashtra, including non-stop point-to-point service proposed for the first time in the history of Indian ....
- Neela is Maharashtra's first woman election commissioner
Mumbai: Retired civil servant Neela Satyanarayan has been appointed the State Election Commissioner (SEC) of Maharashtra, official sources said here today. She is the first woman in the state t....
- Mumbaikars excited about India's first sea bridge
Mumbai: Nearly five decades after it was conceived, India's first sea bridge opens its toll gates in the country's commercial and entertainment capital later today, promising to cut tra....
- India's first 8-lane sea bridge in Mumbai
Mumbai: The Rs.1,600 crore (Rs.16 billion), 5.6-km Bandra-Worli Sea Link (BWSL), India's first open 8-lane, cable-supported sea bridge that will reduce traffic congestion in this metro, wil....
- Two ships sink off Gujarat coast, 20 rescued
Mumbai: Two Indian ships sank at different locations in the Arabian Sea off the Gujarat coast on Thursday. There were no casualties and 20 crew members were rescued, an Indian maritime authorit....
- Heavy rain hits Mumbai, flights and trains delayed
Mumbai: The rains finally kept their long delayed date with Mumbai today as they lashed the city and surroundings in full force, bringing welcome relief from the scorching heat.
Along....
- Mumbai's Bandra-Worli Sea Link ready: Minister
Mumbai: The Rs.1,600-crore (Rs.16 billion), 5.6 km Bandra-Worli Sea Link (BWSL), which will connect the suburban Bandra with Worli on the south here, is ready and will be open to the public by ....
- Crew of intruder aircraft being questioned
Mumbai: Security agencies were engaged today in questioning the crew of a Russian-make cargo aircraft which was ordered to land in Mumbai late on Friday night after it violated Indian air space....
- Nashik citizens agitate to bring back police chief
Nashik (Maharashtra): The Maharashtra government on Monday bowed before citizens' protests and revoked the transfer orders of Nashik Police Commissioner V.D. Mishra.
Home Minister....
- Shiney Ahuja charged with rape, sent to police custody
Mumbai: A Mumbai court today sent Bollywood actor Shiney Ahuja to police custody till on June 18 on charges of raping, detaining and threatening his 19-year-old domestic help.
Arrest....
- Maharashtra jails overcrowded, lack security: CAG
Mumbai: A government watchdog has expressed concern over severe overcrowding of prisons in Maharashtra and castigated jail authorities for not carrying out their duties and routine inspections.....
- Minor blaze at Mumbai Airport
Mumbai: A minor fire broke out at the Kingfisher Airlines office at the domestic terminal of Chhatrapati Shivaji Airport here today, an official spokesman said.
The blaze, caused by a....
- 7-year-old suffocates in politician's car
Nagpur: Police Commissioner Pravin Dixit today ruled out any foul play in the death of a seven-year-old girl whose body was found in the family vehicle of state Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) lea....
- Hoax bomb threat in Pune college
Pune: A bomb threat, which proved to be a hoax kept Pune police on its toes with frantic searches till late on Tuesday night.
It started with a fake letter dropped on Tuesday in fro....
- Maharashtra road accident kills 19
Pune, April 20: Nineteen people were killed and 15 injured when the truck they were travelling in turned turtle in Maharashtra's Pune district today in the wee hours, police said.
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- Narayan Rane's kin found dead in Maharashtra village
Mumbai: Maharashtra Industries Minister Narayan Rane's cousin has been found dead in a town in Sindhudurg district two days after he went missing, police said Monday.
The semi-dec....
- Maharashtra recording low voter turnout, polling peaceful
Mumbai: Maharashtra's 13 Lok Sabha constituencies notched a low turnout of 17.14 percent till 11 a.m. Today, officials said. Polling has been peaceful barring a pre-dawn attack by Maoists that ....
- Better coordination urged to prevent another 26/11
Mumbai: A citizens' group Thursday urged better emergency preparedness, sophisticated weapons, better coordination among different security agencies and effective communication to prevent inc....
- S.S. Virk is new Maharashtra police chief
Mumbai: Ending six months of suspense, the Maharashtra government Friday evening appointed senior Indian Police Service (IPS) officer S.S. Virk as the state's director general of police.
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- Maharashtra wants Google Earth censored
Mumbai: The Maharashtra government is examining legal options to censor Google Earth and curb it from showing sensitive locations to prevent terror attacks such as what happened in Mumbai, a mi....
- Three-tier security for surviving 26/11 terrorist
Mumbai: The Arthur Road Jail here is being fortified with three security rings to keep Mohammed Ajmal Amir alias Kasab, the sole 26/11 terrorist captured alive, safe from potential attackers,....
- No Urdu copies of chargesheet to 26/11 accused
Mumbai: A Mumbai court on Monday dismissed an appeal by Ajmal Amir Kasab, Fahim Ansari and Salahuddin Ahmed, who wanted that the 12,000-page chargesheet accusing them of involvement in the Mumb....
- Art behind bars ? prisoners to showcase paintings in Mumbai
Mumbai: Rahul More and Naresh Jadhav are serving life sentences in Pune's Yerawada Jail. The two may not get to see the light outside the prison walls for a long time to come, but their p....
- Taj, Trident seek CISF cover
New Delhi: Mumbai's Taj and Trident hotels, targets of terror attacks in November, are among 51 private sector establishments that have sought the deployment of the Central Industrial Security ....
- Cong, NCP make alliance in Maharashtra for LS polls
New Delhi: The Congress and its United Progressive Alliance (UPA) partner Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) on Wednesday struck an alliance in Maharashtra for the upcoming Lok Sabha elections.
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- 'Slumdog Millionaire' star's home to be razed
London: "Slumdog Millionaire" star Azharuddin Ismail's home is set to be razed within a week.
The child actor lives in an illegal structure made of tarpaulin sheets with his one-eyed mot....
- Lot more action needed on 26/11, India tells Pakistan
Colombo: Holding a secretary-level meeting with Pakistan for the first time after the 26/11 Mumbai terror attacks, India on Thursday urged its neighbour to do more to bring the perpetrators t....
- Mumbai relieved, 'mysterious' boats belong to army
Mumbai: Fishermen reported mysterious spotting and disappearance of two speedboats near the Mumbai coast, raising alarms here Sunday, but the Coast Guard later said the vessels belonged to ....
- President's chopper near-crash at Mumbai to be probed again
New Delhi: With no breakthrough in the investigation into the near-collision between President Pratibha Patil's entourage of choppers and an Air India aircraft at Mumbai airport Feb 9, the av....
- Maharashtra wants to better its suit on boundary row with Karnataka
New Delhi: The Maharashtra government on Wednesday moved the Supreme Court to amend its lawsuit on its border dispute with Karnataka to better its claim for transfer of 865 villages and sever....
- Nagpur to become India's first solar city
New Delhi: Under an ambitious programme of the ministry of new and renewable energy, Nagpur in Maharashtra will be developed as the country's first solar city, it was announced on Wednesday.
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- JuD leader arrested for Mumbai terror attack
Rawalpindi: Jamaat-ud-Dawah's (JuD) Rawalpindi chief Nazir Ahmed has been arrested in connection with the Mumbai terror attacks, authorities said today.
Pakistan authorities have said that....
- Mumbai college student kidnapped, killed by teenager
Mumbai: A teenager who kidnapped and killed a college student for refusing to pay Rs.200,000 has been arrested, police here said today.
Amir Siddique Sheikh, 19, kidnapped Mukim Akbar Khan, 1....
- Illegal renting of government flats busted in Mumbai
Mumbai: The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Monday said it has unearthed a large-scale renting out of central government staff houses at prime locations in Mumbai to unauthorised occ....
- Moral police claim victory in Mumbai
Mumbai: Mumbai's moral police claimed 'victory' today as young men and women marked Valentine's Day on a quiet note, keeping away from attention grabbing celebrations.
While police prese....
- Mumbai attack suspects to be produced in court
Islamabad: Pakistan's Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) is likely to produce the six men arrested for their alleged links to the Mumbai terror attacks in an anti-terrorism court to seek thei....
- Now face penalty for travelling with a drunk driver
Mumbai: Now people travelling in a vehicle driven by an inebriated driver could also face a fine and a jail term here, thanks to a city court's ruling on Wednesday.
A Mumbai sessions court....
- Mumbai Crime Branch to share Mumbai attack details with FBI
Mumbai: Three members of the Mumbai Crime Branch have left for the United States to meet Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) officials to share details on the 26/11 Mumbai attacks.
The M....
- President's choppers escape crashing into Air India aircraft
Mumbai/New Delhi: In a major safety breach, a Delhi-bound Air India flight with 170 passengers and 10-member crew narrowly escaped colliding with a helicopter which was part of President Pratib....
- Mumbai properties among world's costliest, Bangalore cheap
London: Despite last year's terrorist attacks, properties in Mumbai are among the costliest in the world.
While Mumbai is 10th costliest city for properties, Bangalore, India's so-called....
- Air India flight, military chopper in near collision scare
Mumbai: Nearly 170 passengers and 10 crew members of an Air India flight had a close shave today when a military chopper came in its path just as the passenger jet was about to take-off. The he....
- US national alleges rape in Mumbai ISKCON temple
Mumbai: A 23-year-old US national has said she was raped by an unidentified man in the International Society for Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON) temple premises here, though the police on Wedn....
- Trains in Mumbai resume after hours of blockade
Mumbai: Trains in Mumbai resumed following hours of disruption on Wednesday morning after some protesting commuters demanding better services blocked suburban railway traffic on the western s....
- Post 26/11, campaign puts spotlight on nation's constitution
New Delhi: Very few Indian children - or even adults for that matter - find the time or inclination to reflect upon the country's constitution. But after the 26/11 Mumbai terror attack, a c....
- FBI seeks permission to question Mumbai suspects
New Delhi: The FBI of the US has sought the Indian government's permission to question two alleged Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) operatives who have been interrogated by Mumbai Police for the terror ....
- Russian flight attendant jumps to death from Mumbai hotel
Mumbai: A Russian airline crew member died after jumping from the 16th floor of the Hotel Trident Oberoi here early today morning, a police official said.
The deceased, identified as Adria....
- 15 policemen gunned down in Maharashtra Maoist attack
Mumbai: At least 15 policemen were killed in a Maoist ambush of a police search squad in a forested area of eastern Maharashtra today, an official said.
According to the official, Maoi....
- Man cycles to Delhi as tribute to Mumbai victims
New Delhi: Vinod Punmiya, a resident of Mumbai, was so moved by the Nov 26 terror attack in the nation's financial capital that he decided to cycle down to Delhi as a tribute to the martyrs a....
- Tiger Memon's brother warned for violating bail conditions
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Friday issued a stern warning to a 1993 Mumbai serial terror bombing convict Yusuf Abdul Razak Memon for violating the conditions on which he was granted bai....
- Journalist Javed Akhtar passes away
Mumbai: Journalist and former national basketball player Javed Akhtar died here on Wednesday after a brief illness.
Javed, 58, is survived by his wife Nayantara and three sons.
J....
- Shiv Sena MP arrested for vandalising five-star hotel
Mumbai: Shiv Sena MP Sanjay Raut was arrested here today for leading a demonstration last week during which party workers vandalised the five star Hotel Intercontinental Grand as it had sac....
- R-Day celebrated in Mumbai amidst tight security
Mumbai: Maharashtra Governor S.C. Jamir unfurled the National Flag today and paid tribute to the martyrs and victims of the 26/11 Mumbai terror attacks during India's 60th Republic Day ce....
- Mumbai ATS nabs senior police officer with heroin
Mumbai: The Mumbai Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS) here today arrested an Indian Police Service (IPS) officer from the Jammu and Kashmir cadre with over 12 kg of heroin, a top official said.
Shaj....
- Music reality show finale part of Maharashtra's cultural festival
New Delhi: The finale of the popular music reality show "Sa Re Ga Ma Pa", part of Maharashtra government's cultural festival "Mumbai Saptarang", will be held at the Gateway of India here ....
- Maratha job quota agitators capture minister's bungalow
Mumbai: Activists demanding reservations for Marathas on Wednesday captured the high security official bungalow of a Maharashtra minister and left him stranded outside the house in his vehicl....
- Shiv Sena workers vandalise Mumbai hotel
Mumbai: Over 300 workers of the Bharatiya Kamgar Sena (BKS), the Shiv Sena's labour wing, on Wednesday vandalised the Hotel Intercontinental Grand to protest the sacking of at least 21 employ....
- Court orders Maharashtra to release Salman Khan's dues
Mumbai: A Mumbai court on Wednesday ordered the Maharashtra government to clear Bollywood actor Salman Khan's dues of Rs 2.50 million that have been outstanding for long.
Maharashtra Cont....
- We should never forget Mumbai heroes: Rahul Gandhi
Jaipur: Paying tributes to the police officials who laid down their lives fighting terrorists in Mumbai, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday said the nation should never forget these he....
- Court upholds charges against 11 Malegaon accused
Mumbai: A special court here today upheld Mumbai Police's Anti-Terrorist Squad (ATS) chargesheet, slapping charges under the stringent Maharashtra Control of Organised Crime Act (MCOCA) on th....
- Youth movement to promote constitution awareness
New Delhi: One of the country's growing youth movements is trying to educate school children about their fundamental duties and re-affirm their faith in the country's constitution post-Mumbai a....
- Terrorist Kasab's police custody extended till Feb 2
Mumbai: A Mumbai court on Monday extended till Feb 2 the police custody of Mohammed Ajmal Amir alias Kasab, the lone terrorist captured during the Nov 26 Mumbai attacks.
Additional Chief M....
- Mumbaikars pour out in droves for Marathon 2009
Mumbai: It was a mild winter morning which attracted thousands - participants and cheering crowds - at various locations in south, central and western Mumbai for the VIth Standard Chartered M....
- Thousands 'run for unity' at Mumbai Marathon
Mumbai: Corporate heads and film personalities joined an estimated 40,000 people running for peace and unity at the Mumbai marathon that got underway here on Sunday morning.
While the 21-km ....
- Hazare backs Raj Thackeray's tirade against Non-Marathis
Varanasi: Veteran social activist Anna Hazare backs Maharashtra Navnirmaan Sena (MNS) chief Raj Thackeray's campaign against non-Marathi ?Dadagiri' (dominance) in Maharashtra, but opposes the....
- Thousands 'run for unity' at Mumbai Marathon
Mumbai: Corporate heads and film personalities joined an estimated 40,000 people running for peace and unity at the Mumbai marathon that got underway here today morning.
While the 21-km Half....
- Mumbai Police file case against terror ?witness'
Mumbai: Mumbai Police's crime branch has registered an offence against Colaba Fishermen Colony resident Anita R. Uddaiya for attempting to mislead investigators in the Nov 26 terror attacks, ....
- No rift over Sanjay joining Samajwadi Party: Priya
Mumbai: Denying any rift in the family, Congress MP Priya Dutt today said that although she was "disappointed" that her film star brother Sanjay Dutt had chosen to contest the Lok Sabha elect....
- Mumbai terror attacks prime witness missing
Mumbai: The sudden and mysterious disappearance of a prime witness in the Mumbai terror attacks has caused a major embarrassment to police and intelligence agencies.
A high-ranking police so....
- Criminal law expert Tahilyani to conduct Mumbai attacks' trial
Mumbai: Noted criminal expert M.L. Tahilyani has been appointed to try Ajmal Amir Kasab, the lone terrorist nabbed alive during the Mumbai terror attacks, a law department official said here ....
- Gangster quits NCP
Pune: A man convicted in a murder case resigned from the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) here ? within 48 hours after joining it with fanfare.
Baba Bodke, 35, sentenced to life imprisonme....
- Britain rejects Pakistani state's link to Mumbai, focuses on LeT
New Delhi: Britain on Tuesday asked Pakistan to take on Laskhar-e-Taiba, the suspected architect of the Mumbai carnage, "frontally and politically" but differed with India's view on the compl....
- Thackerays want reservation for Marathis in state housing scheme
Mumbai: The Shiv Sena and Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) have demanded reservation for Marathis in the allotment of cheap flats being sold as part of a state government housing scheme.
W....
- Afghan national held in Maharashtra
Akola (Maharashtra): An Afghan national has been arrested here for overstaying his visa period and five people, suspected to be from Pakistan or Bangladesh, have been detained, police said on T....
- Mumbai attacks: Saudi intelligence chief in Pakistan
Islamabad: Saudi intelligence chief Prince Muqrin bin Abdul Aziz arrived here on Tuesday for talks on the situation in the region in the wake of the Mumbai terror carnage and on Pakistan' pol....
- Raj Thackeray gets reprieve from apex court
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Wednesday stalled the imminent arrest of Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) chief Raj Thackeray, ordered by a Jamshedpur court for his rabble-rousing speeches ag....
- No Chidambaram view on MCOCA-like law for three states yet
New Delhi: Home Minister P. Chidambaram is yet to "take a view" on the demand of three states to ratify their anti-terror laws that are patterned on the one in force in Maharashtra.
"I have ....
- R-Com launches GSM telephony in Mumbai
Mumbai: Telecom operator Reliance Communications (R-Com), belonging to the Reliance Anil Dhirubhai Ambani Group (R-ADAG), on Sunday launched its much-awaited GSM mobile telephone services....
- Book on Amitabh Bachchan released
Mumbai: 'Bachchanalia', a book dedicated to the films and memorabilia of Bollywood's superstar Amitabh Bachchan, was released in Mumbai on Saturday.
'Bachchanalia: The Films and Memor....
- Shah Rukh is brilliant, but I'm unable to cast him: Benegal
New Delhi: He is full of admiration for Shah Rukh Khan and his on-screen charisma, but veteran filmmaker Shyam Benegal rues that he doesn't have a subject to cast the superstar.
"Shah R....
- Malegaon blasts: Pandey admits guilt
Mumbai: Religious leader Dayanand Pandey, arrested in connection with the Malegaon blast, has confessed to his involvement in the September 29 explosion that killed six persons, a senior p....
- Swimming champion drowns while paying homage to 26/11 victims
Mumbai: Maharashtra swimming champion Vinod Ghadge, who was swimming in the Arabian Sea early on Tuesday to pay homage to the victims of the November 26 Mumbai terror attacks, got entang....
- Maharashtra sets up panel to probe Mumbai attack
Nagpur: The Maharashtra government on Tuesday announced a two-member committee to probe the 26/11 terror strike in Mumbai and fix the responsibility for lapses in handling the situation in i....
- Rs 6.2-bn relief package for Maharashtra farmers
Nagpur: The Maharashtra government on Tuesday announced a relief package worth Rs 6.2 billion (Rs 620 crore) to the crisis-ridden farmers in the state.
Nearly four million farmers, who we....
- One student killed, 13 injured as truck runs into classroom
Nagpur: A 14-year-old student was killed and 13 others were injured when a speeding truck rammed into a school classroom in a crowded city area on Tuesday, a police official said.
The accide....
- Try ISI, LeT in International Court of Justice: BJP
Mumbai: The Bharatiya Janata Paty (BJP) on Monday urged the Manmohan Singh government to treat the Mumbai terrorist attacks as 'an open war' and demanded that those responsible for it includ....
- Mumbai terrorists wanted militants freed: Digvijay
Bhopal: The terrorists who attacked Mumbai last month wanted some jailed militants to be released in exchange of the hostages but the Manmohan Singh government rejected their demand, senio....
- Kruttika Nadig is women's national chess champion
New Delhi: Kruttika Nadig of Maharashtra won the 35th Parsvnath National Women chess title by playing a safe draw in the 11th and final round of the tournament here on Sunday.
She totalle....
- Kasab taken to Arthur Road Jail
Mumbai: Captured terrorist Mohammed Ajmal Amir, alias Kasab, was shifted on Saturday to the fortified Arthur Road Jail in south Mumbai for an identification parade in connection with the N....
- A sporting event with a difference
Mumbai: It was an event which showed that an organ transplant is no handicap for taking part in sports.
About 150 people, recipients of kidney and other organs and their donors from acr....
- Bustle back in Mumbai a month after, but anger persists
Mumbai: Mumbai, India's financial and movie capital, is as busy and bustling as ever, giving an impression as if nothing ever happened. But anger persists over the depredation the city suf....
- Asin unveils Salman's painting of Aamir's Ghajini look
Mumbai: Asin, the leading lady of 'Ghajini', Wednesday unveiled a painting of Aamir Khan's 'Ghajini' look by Salman Khan here.
She showed no signs of tension about the uncertainty that pr....
- Karkare family deprived of insurance claim: BJP
Nagpur: The family of slain Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS) chief Hemant Karkare could not get his insurance amount of Rs.1 million as the Maharashtra government had failed to deposit the agenc....
- Kasab custody extended till January 6
Mumbai: A court here today extended till January 6 next year the police custody of Mohammed Ajmal Amir alias Kasab, the lone terrorist captured during the Nov 26-29 Mumbai attacks.
Magist....
- Seven killed in Maharashtra road mishap
Nashik: Seven people died and three others were injured when a truck collided with a car on the Nashik-Pune highway on Tuesday, police said.
The mishap took place around 11.00 am at Kar....
- BJP refuses to accept government clarification on Antulay
New Delhi: Refusing to accept the government's explanation on Minorities Affairs Minister A.R. Antulay's remarks on the death of a Maharashtra police officer, the Bharatiya Janata Party (B....
- RR Patil elected NCP Maharashtra unit chief
Nagpur: Former deputy chief minister R.R. Patil was unanimously elected president of the Nationalist Congress Party's Maharashtra unit here on Tuesday.
Outgoing state NCP president Arun....
- Madras High Court allows 'Ghajini' release
Chennai: The eagerly awaited Aamir Khan-starrer 'Ghajini' will be released on Thursday, as scheduled, as the Madras High Court today lifted a stay on its release.
A division bench of Just....
- ATS questions more serving army men over Malegaon
New Delhi: Maharashtra's Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS) Monday questioned three army men in the September 29 Malegaon bombing that left six people dead, an official said.
Amongst the army men....
- Guests check in as Taj, Trident Hotels reopen
Mumbai: With prayers on their lips and resolve to fight terrorism in their hearts, guests and staff flocked to two sea-facing hotels in India's commercial capital that reopened Sunday, barel....
- US grants $50,000 to MUHS for medical education
Mumbai: The US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Friday awarded a grant of $50,000 (over Rs.2 million) to the Maharashtra University of Health Sciences (MUHS), Nashik.
The ....
- Antulay sends his resignation to PM
New Delhi: Minority Affairs Minister A.R. Antulay has sent his resignation to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, following the storm over his comments on Maharashtra police officer Hemant Karkar....
- Vilasrao Deshmukh faces corruption charges
Nagpur: Former Maharashtra chief minister Vilasrao Deshmukh was Thursday accused of stealthily getting tender pre-qualification norms changed to favour a company in which his son and son of ....
- Captured terrorist to be tried in special court
Nagpur: Mohammed Ajmal Amir alias Kasab, the lone terrorist captured during the Mumbai mayhem, will be tried in a special court to ensure a speedy trial, the Maharashtra government said ....
- Storm as Antulay sees conspiracy in Karkare death
New Delhi: Minority Affairs Minister A R Antulay raised a storm on Wednesday after saying that slain Maharashtra police officer Hemant Karkare was a 'victim of terrorism plus something'. As ....
- Crack down on TV shows featuring children
Mumbai: Popular television shows featuring children, including the serials 'Balika Vadhu' and 'Chhote Miyan', are in trouble.
The Maharashtra government has issued notice to th....
- Banks cut interest rates on some home loans
Mumbai: State-run commercial banks today cut interest rates on home loans up to Rs 2 million (Rs 20 lakh), with several other benefits like nil processing fee and free life insurance.
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- Mumbai citizens to form human chain against terror
Mumbai: The worst-hit sites of last fortnight's terror attacks - the Taj Mahal Palace and Tower Hotel, the Oberoi Trident Hotel and the Nariman House - will be the starting point today for....
- Flats given to kins of cops killed in Mumbai attacks
Mumbai: The Maharashtra government Thursday fulfilled its promise of allotting free permanent flats to the families of all police personnel killed in combatting the terrorists in Mumbai last....
- Mumbai Police reveals pictures of 26/11 terrorists
Mumbai: All 10 terrorists who struck at Mumbai last month have been identified, police officials said here on Tuesday.
Mumbai Joint Police Commissioner (Crime) Rakesh Maria released eight....
- LeT commander held in Pakistani crackdown: Report
Islamabad: Apparently acting under international pressure, Pakistan has cracked down on the Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) that India has blamed for the Mumbai terror attacks and arrested the group's....
- Bomb hoax takes Nagpur police for a ride
Nagpur: Some explosive material recovered from a hospital in Nagpur Saturday evening sent police, doctors and patients in a tizzy before it turned out to be just a clutch of tiny plastic p....
- Explosives found in Nagpur hospital
Nagpur: A tiny quantity of some explosive material was found in a hospital in a densely populated area of Nagpur Saturday evening, sending police, doctors and patients in a tizzy.
The explo....
- Two arrested for links to Mumbai terror attacks
Kolkata: Two people, including a Kashmiri, have been arrested by Kolkata Police for dealing in illegal SIM cards, one of which was used by the terrorists behind last week's Mumbai strikes, p....
- Kashmir policeman arrested for link to Mumbai plot
Srinagar: A Jammu and Kashmir policeman has been arrested for providing one of the SIM cards that were used by the terrorists involved in the Mumbai carnage, police said here today.
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- Chidambaram wants compensation paid by Dec 31
Mumbai: Home Minister P Chidambaram on Friday urged the Maharashtra government to pay compensation to victims of the Mumbai terror attack by Dec 31.
Speaking to the media, Chidambaram....
- Chidambaram admits security lapses over Mumbai
Mumbai Home Minister P Chidambaram today admitted that there had been 'lapses on the part of the government' in preventing the horrific terror attacks in India's financial capital Mumbai.
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- Ashok Chavan to be new Maharashtra chief minister
New Delhi: Maharashtra Industry Minister Ashok Chavan will be the new leader of the Congress legislature party in the state, External Affairs Minister Pranab Mukherjee announced today, pav....
- Chhagan Bhujbal chosen as Maharashtra Dy C.M.
Mumbai Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) leader Chhagan Bhujbal was today appointed Maharashtra's deputy chief minister, the party's state president Arun Gujarathi said.
Gujarathi told her....
- No decision yet on Maharashtra CM
Mumbai: Maharashtra Industries Minister Ashok Chavan emerged as front runner for chief minister as the Congress party central observers Pranab Mukherjee and A K Antony finalised their shortl....
- Deshmukh asked to resign, successor choice on Thursday
New Delhi Maharashtra Chief Minister Vilasrao Deshmukh has finally been asked to step down following last week's terrorist attack in Mumbai, the Congress party said here on Wedenesday, addi....
- FBI helping India gather evidence on Mumbai attacks
Washington: US Attorney General Michael Mukasey says FBI agents are working with Indian police to provide assistance and gather evidence about the Mumbai terror attacks, but would not confir....
- Thousands mourn the Mumbai dead, vent their anger
Mumbai: Young and old, couples and widows, Hindus, Muslims and Sikhs, the rich and the poor? Thousands of angry Mumbaikars gathered at the Gateway of India here on Wednesday to mourn those ....
- Two bombs recovered from Mumbai railway station
Mumbai: Another tragedy was averted on Wednesday evening as two bombs were recovered and defused at the crowded Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus (CST), one of the sites of the November 26 terror....
- Decision on Deshmukh's successor deferred by a day
New Delhi/Mumbai: Maharashtra Chief Minister Vilasrao Deshmukh got another breather Tuesday with the Congress leadership deferring by a day its decision on his resignation offer over the Mum....
- Mumbai attacks: India summons Pakistan envoy
New Delhi/Islamabad: India on Monday made it clear that the bloody terror strikes in Mumbai were carried out by Pakistan-based militants and asked Islamabad to take 'strong action' against t....
- Life as ususal in Mumbai after terror attack
Mumbai: Shrugging off the trauma of three days of terror, it was a return to normal life in Mumbai Monday morning with students flocking to their schools and people heading to work while the....
- Maharshtra Dy CM R R Patil quits
Mumbai: Maharashtra deputy chief minister R R Patil submitted his resignation today to chief minister Vilasrao Deshmukh to own up moral responsibility for the Mumbai terror siege that kille....
- Terrorists planned to kill 5,000 in Mumbai: Patil
Mumbai: Maharashtra deputy chief minister RR Patil's revelation on Saturday that the terrorists had planned to kill at least 5,000 people in the Mumbai attacks has stunned people and authori....
- ISI chief can come to India later: Zardari
New Delhi: Pakistan's President Asif Ali Zardari has not ruled out sending the ISI chief to New Delhi and assured India that if any evidence was found linking any individual or group in Paki....
- Chronology of Mumbai attacks
Mumbai: Following is a chronology of the 60-hour terror trauma in India's financial capital that began on Wednesday night and saw the deaths of at least 183 people, including 22 foreigners:<....
- Obama condoled Mumbai attacks
New Delhi: US president-elect Barack Obama on Saturday telephoned Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and conveyed his deepest condolences over the terror attack on Mumbai that lasted nearly 60 ho....
- Nation bids tearful adieu to its martyrs
Mumbai/Bangalore/New Delhi: India, rocked and traumatised by the unprecedented terror strikes in Mumbai, bid an emotional farewell today to its sentinels Hemant Karkare, Sandeep Unnikrishnan....
- Obama backs Bush help to India after terror strike
Washington: Expressing full support for the Bush administration's efforts to help India in the aftermath of 'outrageous terrorist attacks in Mumbai', President-elect Barack Obama has said th....
- Commandos rescue 200 foreigners
Mumbai: Two hundred foreigners along with the managing director of the Taj Hotel have been rescued in an Indian Navy-led operation at the new Taj building and at least four Chinese made hand....
- Taj siege ends, claimed around 200 lives
Mumbai: Acting swiftly and decisively, Indian commandos launched a clinical operation Saturday to eliminate two militants holed up in the iconic Taj hotel here to end a 59-hour terror drama,....
- Taj siege ends, claimed around 200 lives
Mumbai: Acting swiftly and decisively, Indian commandos launched a clinical operation Saturday to eliminate two militants holed up in the iconic Taj hotel here to end a 59-hour terror drama,....
- Many stuck in Jewish Nariman House
Mumbai: Nariman House is known among Israelis as Chabad House, the Jewish centre at the centre of the terrorist drama unfolding in Mumbai. It is a popular stop for Israeli tourists, especial....
- Mumbai moves towards normalcy after terror strike
Mumbai: Commuter trains were packed with office workers, children rushed to schools and stock exchanges opened for trading Friday as India's financial capital strove for normalcy, 36 hours a....
- Mumbai moves towards normalcy after terror strike
Mumbai: Commuter trains were packed with office workers, children rushed to schools and stock exchanges opened for trading Friday as India's financial capital strove for normalcy, 36 hours a....
- Mumbai hostage crisis almost coming to end
Mumbai: Thirty-three hours after it began, a hostage crisis seemed headed for its final denouement here as Indian special forces Friday morning dramatically slithered down ropes from two milita....
- Mumbai moves towards normalcy after terror strike
Mumbai: Commuter trains were packed with office workers, children rushed to schools and stock exchanges opened for trading Friday as India's financial capital strove for normalcy, 36 hours a....
- Commandos all set to end Mumbai siege,143 dead
Mumbai: Indian commandos today evening battled the last of terrorists still holed up at the landmark Taj hotel after taking control of another luxury hotel and an apartment complex as the de....
- Commandos all set to end Mumbai siege,143 dead
Mumbai: Indian commandos today evening battled the last of terrorists still holed up at the landmark Taj hotel after taking control of another luxury hotel and an apartment complex as the de....
- Commandos rescue 200 foreigners
Mumbai: Two hundred foreigners along with the managing director of the Taj Hotel have been rescued in an Indian Navy-led operation at the new Taj building and at least four Chinese made hand....
- One terrorist caught at Trident Hotel: Mumbai Police
Mumbai:While the fire breaks out again at Taj hotel. The Mumbai police claims that NSG (National Security Guard) has arrested one of the terrorist. The terrorist has been identified as Abu Isma....
- Rahul Raj not shot at point blank: Forensic report
Mumbai: Patna youth Rahul Raj was not shot dead at point blank range but from a distance of more than 12 feet after he hijacked a commuter bus with 23 passengers on board on October 27, an offi....
- Purohit handed over to Pune ATS
Nashik: Malegaon bomb blast accused Lt Col Prasad Purohit was today handed over to the Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS) of Pune for his interrogation in a three-year-old case of beating up a Christia....
- Maharashtra Govt wants 80 percent jobs for locals
Mumbai: The Democratic Front government in Maharashtra today asked industries in the state to provide between 50 to 80 percent jobs in various categories to locals. In a government resolution i....
- Now, Raj Thackeray in 'bhaiyya' b'day cake controversy
Mumbai: Raj Thackeray is now in the midst of a birthday cake controversy that has given a new twist to the Marathi-speaking versus North Indians issue in the state. Raj allegedly cut a cake bea....
- Controversial film 'Deshdrohi' banned in Maharashtra
Mumbai: The release of controversial film 'Deshdrohi' has been banned in Maharashtra as the subject of the film is similar to the current stir between Maharashtra Navnirman Seva (MNS) and north....
- ATS to bring Malegaon blast suspect Pandey to Mumbai
Lucknow: The Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS) of Mumbai Police was set to take Dayanand Pandey, arrested on Wednesday in connection with the Malegaon bomb blast, to Mumbai for interrogation as a cour....
- Sadhvi was not put through multiple narco tests: ATS
Mumbai: The Anti-Terrorist Squid (ATS) of the Mumbai police today denied that Sadhvi Pragya Singh Thakur, arrested in connection with the Malegaon bomb blasts, was subjected to multiple narco-a....
- Two killed in Mumbai building collapse
Mumbai: Two people were killed when the rear portion of a building in south Mumbai collapsed early on Wednesday, fire brigade officials said. The rear portion of the Sayyed House building, loca....
- Malegaon blast accused Dhawde produced in court
Parbhani (Maharashtra): The Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS) of the Maharashtra police on Tuesday produced key Malegaon bomb blast accused Rakesh Dhawde before a court in connection with terror crime....
- Mumbai to get India's first monorail
Mumbai: An Indian-Malaysian consortium led by Larsen and Toubro will construct the country's first monorail system, it was announced today. The L&T-led consortium, which includes Scomi Engineer....
- CBI Interpol arrests two foreign drug dealers
New Delhi : Based on Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) Interpol's information, Mumbai Police intercepted and arrested two international drug dealers Kalla Abdul Kafoor and Jacob Philip at ....
- Eight killed in road accident in Maharashtra
Latur (Maharashtra): Eight travellers were killed and over 30 were injured when a luxury bus fell into a river bed near on Friday night, police said today. The accident took place around 8.00 p....
- Malegaon blast: CBI official meets Maha ATS officers
Mumbai: Amid speculation that two more Army Colonels and a Major could be under the scanner for the Malegaon bomb blast, a top CBI official on Friday met senior Maharashtra Anti-Terrorism Squad....
- UP migrant murder case: 6 remanded to judicial custody
Mumbai: The Kalyan railway court today remanded six persons, arrested in connection with the murder of an Uttar Pradesh migrant in a suburban local train in Mumbai, to judicial custody till Nov....
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Chhath celebration peaceful amid tight security
Mumbai: Nearly a million people, mostly from north Indian states, took part in the Chhath Puja celebrations today in Mumbai, where heavy security arrangements were in place in the wake of recen....
- 3 more held for Malegaon blast, foreign weapons seized
Mumbai: The Anti-Terrorist Squad (ATS) on Monday nabbed three more suspects in connection with the Malegaon blasts, including an alleged financer of the group, a top police official said. The a....
- Three killed in raod accident in Mumbai
Mumbai: A speeding vehicle mowed down seven people, killing three, in Mumbai on Sunday morning, the police said. The accident took place on the Link Road in Borivli surburb in northwest Mumbai ....
- Bhojpuri film industry may shift out of Mumbai
Mumbai: Raj Thackeray's tirade against north Indians could end up hurting Maharashtrians working in the over Rs 200-crore Bhojpuri film industry as it considers moving out of Mumbai owing to in....
- Shiv Sena lauds Sadhvi for supporting 'Hindu cause'
Mumbai: The Shiv Sena on Saturday praised Sadhvi (Hindu monk) Pragya Thakur and the former army official who have been arrested by Maharashtra's Anti-Terrorist Squad (ATS) in connection with th....
- 15 dead, 38 injured in a bus accident in Maharashtra
Mumbai: At least 15 passengers were killed and 38 injured when a bus plunged into a gorge in Maharashtra's Raigad district on Saturday, a police official said. The incident occurred around 11 a....
- Raj Thackeray says he isn't opposed to Chhath Puja
Mumbai: Striking a conciliatory note, Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) chief Raj Thackeray on Friday asserted that he was not opposed to any religious celebration like Chhath Puja, provided suc....
- Five arrested in connection with the murder of UP youth
Mumbai: Five persons were today arrested in connection with the murder of an Uttar Pradesh migrant in a suburban local train, a senior officer of the Government Railway Police (GRP) said. "We q....
- Journalist from Uttar Pradesh bashed up by MNS
Mumbai: A senior journalist from Uttar Pradesh was on Thursday brutally beaten by supporters of the Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) in the city, police said, a day after a young man from the s....
- Political parties talk tough on Maharashtra violence
Patna: Union Minister Ramvilas Paswan today demanded dismissal of Congress-NCP government in Maharashtra and trial of MNS leader Raj Thackeray and Shiv Sena chief Bal Thackeray on charges of mu....
- NHRC notices Maharashtra police for Rahul Raj
New Delhi: The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) today directed the Director General of Police, Maharashtra and Commissioner of Police, Mumbai, to submit requisite reports including the i....
- Cong should wake up and act before elections: Amar
New Delhi: Likening the death of a migrant from Uttar Pradesh in Maharashtra to the violation of the "honour" of the state, Samajwadi Party leader Amar Singh today asked Congress to "wake up" a....
- Two ex-army men held in Malegaon blast's case
Mumbai: Two ex-army men were arrested on Tuesday evening by Mumbai police in connection with the September 29 Malegaon blast in which five people were killed, an official said. Sameer kulkarni ....
- Uttar Pradesh youth thrashed to death in Mumbai train
Mumbai: A young man from Uttar Pradesh was beaten to death after an altercation with commuters in a local train in the city, police said. Dharamdev Ramnarain Rai (25), a labourer working in a f....
- Uddhav to Lalu: Don't meddle in Maharashtra's affairs
Mumbai: Asking leaders from Bihar not to add "fuel to the fire" over the raging controversy on the anti-north Indian campaign, Shiv Sena leader Uddhav Thackeray today said that Railway Minister....
- Withdrawing my security was a foolish act: Raj
Mumbai: Defying court orders, Maharastra Navnirman Sena (MNS) chief Raj Thackeray has openly accused the Maharastra government of indulging in 'revenge politics' and said that its decision to w....
- Bihari youth's autopsy to be conducted in Mumbai
Mumbai: The postmortem on the body of the youth killed in a shoot-out in a BEST bus, will be conducted in the city today following which it will be handed over to his relatives, a senior police....
- Patil defends cop action in BEST bus shootout
Mumbai/Nagpur: The Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister R R Patil justified Mumbai police action for killing a menacing-looking, gun-toting youth inside a BEST bus after he fired indiscriminately.....
- Gunman killed in shoot-out in BEST bus: police
Mumbai: In a broad daylight shoot-out, an unidentified gunman was killed today by police in a state transport bus after he was suspected of trying to take the passengers hostage in suburban Kur....
- Sadhvi taken to hospital after complaining of fever
Mumbai: A sadhvi arrested for her alleged involvement in the September 29 Malegaon blast case was today taken to a government hospital for treatment of fever. Pragnya Singh Chandrapal Singh Tha....
- Malegaon blast: Police questions 2 ex-armymen in Pune
Mumbai: Two persons, suspected to be ex-army personnel, were today questioned in Pune in connection with the September 29 Malegaon blast, police sources said. The two persons, whose identities ....
- Three held in connection with Malegaon blasts
Mumbai: Three persons have been arrested in connection with the blasts in the powerloom town of Malegaon on September 29, Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS) Joint Commissioner of Police Hemant Karkare ....
- Police scales down security for Raj Thackeray
Mumbai: The city police today scaled down the security for MNS leader Raj Thackeray who was released on bail today after his arrest in connection with the violence by his party activists agains....
- Raj Thackeray jailed and bailed
Mumbai: A court in the Maharashtra town of Kalyan on Wednesday sent Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) chief Raj Thackeray to jail till November 5 and gave him bail minutes later on a surety of R....
- MNS chief Raj Thackeray arrested
New Delhi: A day after his supporters attacked non-Maharashtrians appearing for a railway exam in Mumbai, Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) chief Raj Thackeray was arrested in the early hours to....
- Shiv Sena beat up railway board examinees: Saamana
Pune: Shiv Sena today claimed that the party activists beat up and drove away scores of candidates from northern region candidates who came for railway recruitment exams in Mumbai. The party mo....
- We will not tolerate
gundagiri of MNS: CM
Mumbai: Chief Minister Vilasrao Deshmukh today said had the Railway Board given prior intimation about the exam, the Government would have provided 'full security' at the examination centres. "....
- MNS activists attack students from north India
Mumbai: Activists of Raj Thackeray-led Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) today attacked several railway stations and 13 railway board examination centres in suburban Mumbai protesting "inadequat....
- If no political pressure why Jet reinstated staff: Raj
Mumbai: Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) chief Raj Thackeray today questioned Jet Airways chief Naresh Goyal's statement that the decision to reinstate sacked staff was not due to any political....
- 160,000 taxi, autorickshaw drivers on strike in Mumbai
Mumbai: Nearly 55,000 cabs and 105,000 autorickshaws went off the roads on Thursday to protest the Maharashtra government move to phase out old vehicles. According to Bombay Autorickshawmen Uni....
- Raj Thackeray wants sacked staff reinstated
Mumbai: Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) chief Raj Thackeray will ground Jet Airways if it does not reinstate the near-800 employees it laid off on Tuesday night, the party said on Wednesday. T....
- Send troops into mosques, says Bal Thackeray
Mumbai: Stirring a potential controversy, Shiv Sena supremo Bal Thackeray on Thursday night dared the government to send troops into mosques to tackle what he called "Islamic terrorism". "Why c....
- Mumbai belongs to our fathers: Uddhav Thackeray
Mumbai: Shiv Sena executive president Uddhav Thackeray on Thursday made it amply clear that the "Marathi manoos" issue would be his party's main plank in the next elections and launched a tirad....
- Maharashtra Govt move to legalise live-in relationship
Mumbai: In a bold step to "legalise" the live-in relationships, Maharashtra cabinet on Wednesday approved a proposal suggesting a woman involved in such a relationship for a "reasonable period"....
- MH director general of police's appointment quashed
Mumbai: The appointment of Maharashtra Director-General of Police (DGP) A N Roy was quashed by the central administrative tribunal (CAT) today, eight months after the state government picked ....
- IM suspects in 14-day police custody
Mumbai: All the 20 arrested Indian Mujahideen suspects, arrested by the Mumbai police over the past fortnight and charged under the stringent Maharashtra Control of Organised Crime Act (MCOCA) ....
- 15 Indian Mujahideen members arrested, blasts foiled
Mumbai: Fifteen suspected members of terror group Indian Mujahideen (IM), who planned blasts in Mumbai during the ongoing Navratri celebrations, were arrested in connection with a string of exp....
- Shakti Kapoor's son among 240 held in rave party
Mumbai: Bollywood actor Shakti Kapoor's son Siddhant Kapoor was among 240 youths, including 38 women, detained after the police raided a rave party early today. They were released in the ....
- Mumbai Police arrest 20 IM activists
Mumbai: The Mumbai Police today announced they had arrested 20 activists of the shadowy Indian Mujahideeen (IM) terror group, including four software professionals the authorities say had sen....
- Reliance SEZ: 82 pc farmers are against, claims Samiti
Alibaug: Most affected farmers and landowners of the proposed Reliance Special Economic Zone (SEZ) in neighbouring Raigad district are against the project, the organisation spearheading the agi....
- May Pawar bless you: Thackeray to Bhujbal
Mumbai: Indicating that Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) leader Chhagan Bhujbal may not be rejoining his former party, Shiv Sena chief Bal Thackeray today asked his one-time protege to "live ....
- Communal tension in Maharashtra, four killed
Dhule: The death toll in group clashes and police firing has risen to four in Dhule district of Maharashtra today. There is no relaxation in curfew which was imposed on Sunday. No untoward in....
- Bhujbal withdraws defamation case against Thackeray
Mumbai: Nationalist Congress Party leader and Maharashtra Public Works Department Minister Chhagan Bhujbal today withdrew the defamation case he filed against his former mentor Shiv Sena Chief ....
- Bollywood workers call off strike
Mumbai: The strike by Bollywood technicians and workers that had paralysed the city-based film industry for the past three days, was called off today in evening after the producers' association....
- Non-bailable warrant against Raj Thackeray
Jamshedpur: A non-bailable warrant of arrest has been issued against Maharashtra Navnirman Sena chief Raj Thackeray for allegedly making derogatory remarks against Biharis by a Jamshedpur court....
- Patil, Bhujbal monitor post-blast Malegaon
Malegaon (Maharashtra): Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister R R Patil and Nashik District Guardian Minister Chhagan Bhujbal arrived in this Maharashtra town to take stock of the situation today, ....
- Malegaon blast: Situation remains tense; curfew relaxed
Malegaon: The power-loom town of Malegaon today remained tense following the blast which killed four persons and injured 70 others however police claim that the situation is under control. The ....
- Thackeray to be summoned before LS panel after Diwali
New Delhi: Shiv Sena supremo Bal Thackeray is likely to be summoned after Diwali next month by the Lok Sabha Privileges Committee in the wake of his 'intemperate' utterances against Members of ....
- Two children among four killed in Maharashtra accident
Aurangabad: Two school children were among the four people killed when the vehicle they were travelling in collided head-on with a speeding truck near Aurangabad in Maharashtra on Saturday af....
- Khairlanji Verdict: Six convicts sentenced to death
Bhandara (Maharashtra): A court today sentenced to death six of the eight people convicted of killing four members of a Dalit family in Maharashtra's Khairlanji village. Two were given life imp....
- Godavari maroons 10 villages in Marathwada
Aurangabad: After Assam, Bihar, Orissa and Gujarat, flood worries have hit Marathwada region in Maharashtra, wherein at least ten villages have been submerged in Beed district. As per the repor....
- Reliance file petition against Maharastra govt over SEZ
Mumbai: Promoters of the Mumbai Special Economic Zone (SEZ), including Reliance India Limited, have filed a petition in the Bombay High Court opposing Maharashtra Government's decision to hold ....
- Khairlanji Killing Verdict: Eight convicted, three let off
Bhandara (Maharashtra): A trial court today convicted eight of the 11 accused on charges of killing four members of a Dalit family in Khairlanji village of Bhandara district. Three people were ....
- Priya Dutt's volunteers clean up of post-festival mess
Mumbai: Volunteers led by Member of Parliament (MP) Priya Dutt thronged popular Juhu beach in Mumbai on Monday to participate in a cleanliness drive, a day after thousands of idols of god Lord ....
- Seven drown in Maharasthra during Ganesh immersion
Mumbai: Seven people drowned in four separate incidents in Maharashtra during Ganesh immersion on Sunday, the police said. Four men were washed away in the raging sea waters at Murugwada in Rat....
- Bal Thakeray terms Prasad's comment as 'outrageous'
Pune: Shiv Sena Chief Bal Thackeray has termed as 'outrageous' the alleged comment by Mumbai Joint Commissioner of Police (Law and Order) K L Prasad that 'Mumbai was not anybody's ancestral pro....
- MNS withdraws agitation after Bachchan's apology
New Delhi: After superstar Amitabh Bachchan tendered apology on behalf of his wife Jaya Bachchan for hurting the sentiments of Maharashtrian by making anti Marathi remark, Maharashtra Nav Nirm....
- Maha govt to examine Jaya Bachchan's statements
Mumbai: Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister R R Patil on Tuesday evening said that the state government will call for the tapes of speeches of actress and Samajwadi Party MP Jaya Bachchan and Mah....
- Don't provoke Marathas: Thackeray warns Jaya
Pune: In a sharp reaction to Samajwadi Party MP Jaya Bachchan's controversial remarks on Marathi, Shiv Sena chief Bal Thackeray today asked her not to provoke Maharashtrians. Thackeray i....
- Jaya Bachchan apologises for 'anti-Marathi' remarks
Mumbai: Bollywood actor and Samajwadi Party MP Jaya Bachchan has apologised for her alleged 'anti-Marathi' utterances after Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) activists went on the rampage in Mum....
- MNS activists tear off Bachchan posters in Mumbai
Mumbai: Ignoring Police Commissioner Hasan Gafoor's warning against taking law in their hands, Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) activists on Monday evening went on a rampage in parts of the cit....
- Jaya Bachchan should apologise: Raj Thackeray
Mumbai: Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) chief Raj Thackeray on Monday demanded an unconditional apology from actor and MP Jaya Bachchan for her alleged 'anti-Marathi' utterances and threatened....
- Two Mumbai blasts suspects caught in Nepal
Kathmandu: Two Indian aides of underworld don Dawood Ibrahim, suspected of having a role in the 1993 Mumbai serial blasts that killed 257 people, were arrested by the Nepal police in Kathmandu ....
- Iranian plane makes emergency landing at Mumbai
Mumbai: An Iran Air plane bound for Tehran made an emergency landing at Mumbai airport late Tuesday night after one of its engines caught fire. "After flying 90 nautical miles from Mumbai, ....
- Four Vidharbha farmers commit suicide
Nagpur: Four debt-trapped Vidarbha farmers ended their lives last weekend on the day of Pola - the year's biggest religious festival for farmers in Maharashtra, according to reports received to....
- Five killed in Maharashtra house collapse
Mumbai: Five people, including three children, were killed today in morning when the wall of their home collapsed due to heavy rains in Maharashtra's Osmanabad district, the police said. Th....
- HC seeks government assurance after MNS threat
Mumbai: The Bombay High Court today asked the Maharashtra government to make a statement on the maintenance of law and order in the wake of threats to shopkeepers by Raj Thackeray's Maharashtra....
- Narayan Rane meets Sonia, agrees to attend cabinet meetings
New Delhi: Maharashtra Revenue Minister Narayan Rane, who had threatened to resign in protest against Chief Minister Vilasrao Deshmukh's decision to allot a piece of land to Videocon, agreed to....
- Athawale's supporters ransack TV channel office
Mumbai: Furious at their leader Ramdas Athavale being dropped from the reality show 'Bigg Boss-II', hundreds of Republican Party of India (RPI) workers on Tuesday ransacked the office of the Te....
- Manikrao Thakre named Maharashtra Congress chief
New Delhi: Manikrao Thakre, a former state Youth Congress president, was on Sunday appointed the chief of the Maharashtra unit of the Congress party while former minister Kripa Shankar Singh wa....
- Police seize more laptops to crack terror email mystery
Mumbai: The Anti-Terrorist Squad (ATS) of Mumbai Police has seized four or five more laptops from new suspects in its efforts to unravel the mystery of an email sent minutes before the July 26 ....
- Chargesheet filed in television professional's murder
Mumbai: The chargesheet in the murder of a television professional, whose body was chopped into over 300 pieces, allegedly by Kannada actress Maria Monika Susayraj and her lover M L Jerome Math....
- Rains kill 3 in Maharashtra, 300 families evacuated
Mumbai: At least three people were killed and hundreds of families were affected as heavy rains continued to lash Maharashtra and neighbouring Goa for the second day today, officials said. Two ....
- Chinkara poaching case: Atram may skip interrogation
Mumbai: Former Maharashtra minister of state for transport and tribal development Dharmarao Atram, summoned for questioning in the chinkara poaching case, is unlikely to be present for interrog....
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